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Historical Event on 6/13/2000

Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
9/19/2000Karnam 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.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
2/22/1997India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
10/15/2000Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.