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Historical Event on 3/1/2000

Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
7/14/1994Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'.
1/18/1999Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.