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Historical Event on 1/2/2000
Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President. |
| 9/10/1915 | Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore. |
| 2/19/1670 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born. |
| 4/18/1914 | Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai. |
| 4/13/1699 | Khalsa Panth established. |
| 3/2/1913 | Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born. |
| 2/25/1968 | Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970. |
| 1/1/1989 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"". |
| 11/18/1972 | Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal' |
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