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Historical Event on 9/28/2000

Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/199631st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
10/18/1997Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.