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Historical Event on 10/10/2000

The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/2000Rupali Repale of India becomes the first woman and the youngest to swim the Robben Island channel-both ways.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.
6/11/1946Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
8/14/1996Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.
8/14/1996Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul.
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.