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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
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
12/17/1645Noorjahan Begum passed away.
4/26/1895Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born.
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
7/13/1974India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley.
7/7/1910'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.