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Historical Event on 10/30/2000

The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
2/9/1917Homi Talyarkhan, great politician, was born.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
2/1/1964Judge Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 15.03.1966.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
9/9/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrived in Seoul for a three-day visit.
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.