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Historical Event on 8/13/2000

The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
4/10/1996The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt.
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
10/6/1974Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
10/19/1990The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution.
3/20/1937England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
9/6/1995Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away.