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Historical Event on 9/19/2000

Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
5/29/1993Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
12/6/1993Samrendra Kundu, former foreign state minister and socialist of Orrisa, passed away.
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.
11/5/1998Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
2/6/1937Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born.
7/1/1930Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.