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Historical Event on 10/31/2000

Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
7/31/1985Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
10/6/1893Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source.
7/29/1988Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.
11/2/2000Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal.
5/18/1973A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
9/9/1941Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad.