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Historical Event on 7/24/2000

S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
11/9/1871Padmnath Gohain, litterateur of modern Assamia Barua, was born.
11/17/1991Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati.
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
5/14/1976Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
3/4/1990Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.