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Historical Event on 7/24/2000

S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
2/19/1902Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta.
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
7/25/1958Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.
11/9/1960Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died.