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Historical Event on 9/11/2000

A Delhi High Court exonerates senior Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister H.K.L. Bhagat in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case in Delhi (in Mansarovar Park in East Delhi on November 1, 1984).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
8/17/1932V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
5/5/1944Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
1/15/1998Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
5/6/1946Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.
5/1/1886May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.