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Historical Event on 3/1/2000
P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/5/1919 | Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born. |
| 11/13/1780 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born. |
| 5/15/1995 | PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit. |
| 10/1/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy. |
| 1/26/1965 | Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India. |
| 3/31/1986 | Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam. |
| 11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
| 11/27/1984 | Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay. |
| 1/4/1937 | R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut. |
| 1/1/1900 | Sathya Sai Baba was born |
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