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Historical Event on 8/11/2000

The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1825Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
5/13/2000Lara Dutta (21), who said beauty pageants give women a platform to ''voice our choices and opinions'' is named Miss Universe 2000 in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
11/20/1917Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.