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Historical Event on 9/19/2000

Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
11/2/1885Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died.
9/18/2000Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
4/8/1774Narayan Rao's posthumous son, Madhav Rao, was seen as a challenge to Raghunath Rao only when he was 10 days old.