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Historical Event on 9/13/2000

Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1889Salarjung, famous administrator, was born.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.
12/5/1935Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.
3/6/1947Churchill opposes troop withdrawal from India at London.