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Historical Event on 9/19/2000

Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
6/18/1956New Hindu Succession Act was passed.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
10/31/1843Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
6/15/1899Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.