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Historical Event on 9/19/2000

Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
4/12/1976India set 403 to win against the West Indies.
3/5/1905Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh.
11/7/1995G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates.
3/28/1997Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.
1/24/1951Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
4/10/1993Student hijackers of IA plane overpowered in Lucknow.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".