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Historical Event on 1/8/2000
Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/2/1911 | Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara. |
| 5/3/1913 | Dhundiraj 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. |
| 5/3/1913 | Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated. |
| 7/20/1680 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne. |
| 2/19/1992 | An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls. |
| 8/4/1914 | Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps. |
| 9/13/1901 | Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932). |
| 9/30/2000 | Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik. |
| 11/8/2000 | India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi. |
| 5/6/2000 | Benoy Krishna Chowdhury (89), veteran freedom fighter and prominent CPI(M) leader, died at a Government Hospital in Calcutta. |
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