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Historical Event on 9/30/2000
India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/15/1997 | Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control. |
| 3/3/1982 | Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died. |
| 3/7/1987 | Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad. |
| 11/11/1996 | A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500. |
| 12/28/1928 | First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta. |
| 9/19/1933 | Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born. |
| 12/11/1976 | Aliyawar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra, died. |
| 8/6/1989 | Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour. |
| 5/1/1972 | All fuel coal mines were nationalised. |
| 11/5/1996 | Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress. |
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