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Historical Event on 9/30/2000

Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
2/11/1933The outcome of the conference was that diarchy in the province was abolished, federal system was established in the center, Sindh was separated from Bombay, communal awards were started by the Prime Minister of Britain Sir Ramsay McDonald and White Paper on Indian reforms was published in 1933.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
12/31/1910Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
4/25/1906Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.
3/25/1933Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.