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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
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
1/26/1965Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
12/25/1763Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
11/12/1939Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
9/23/1903Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born.