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Historical Event on 10/31/2000

Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
8/14/1947Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
1/9/1841John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris.
10/18/1996Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao.
8/20/1921The Mopla revolt, one of the important uprisings of India, was started at Kerala.
10/25/1999Fixed term for Lok Sabha, Assemblies is under study, said President K R Narayanan in his address to a joint session of Parliament.
6/4/1972First Environment Day.
8/6/1920'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.