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Historical Event on 9/16/2000

Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
2/19/1992Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
1/18/1997India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
10/10/1990Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60.
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
1/16/2000P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.
2/28/1994Budget with Tax Concessions of Rs.40.81 billion and a deposit of Rs.90.60 billion presented by Dr. Manmohan Singh in Parliament.