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Historical Event on 10/10/1978

Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1906Trailokyanath Goswami, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Nalbari, Assam .
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
1/4/1972Pakistan proposed to talk after the war.
12/31/1956Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
8/10/1758Marathas won the Atak.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.