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Historical Event on 9/19/2000
Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1727 | Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India. |
| 3/22/1991 | President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament. |
| 12/14/1979 | Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died. |
| 7/9/1994 | Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died. |
| 11/21/1985 | Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away. |
| 5/31/1928 | Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975). |
| 10/15/1972 | Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died. |
| 1/2/1757 | After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives. |
| 5/23/1990 | Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation. |
| 9/12/1786 | Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer. |
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