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Historical Event on 9/30/2000

India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/2000Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
7/18/1997Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
10/20/1992Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
11/13/1962Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.