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Historical Event on 9/30/2000

India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/16/1925Chittaranjan Das, great freedom fighter, revolutionary, orator, poet, journalist and lawyer, died.
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
12/28/1928First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.
10/9/1992Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
8/12/1922Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrati one-act player, play wright story writer and novelist, was born.
7/29/1991Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.
12/1/1955Nikita Khrushchev delivers speech condemning British colonialism.
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
11/15/1982Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.