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Historical Event on 8/10/2000

Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1906Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
5/30/1977Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
2/25/1993BJP rally in New Delhi foiled.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
5/1/1996International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.