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Historical Event on 11/10/2000

R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
3/28/1956Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
12/24/1984Eigth General Elections of India began .
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
1/25/1930Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
4/24/1965Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal.
10/9/1874Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley.
6/5/1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.