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Historical Event on 8/1/2000

Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/23/1897Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, writer, was born.
8/2/1891Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.
4/4/1786In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings.
6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
4/18/2000The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players.
3/1/1997India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
7/12/200067 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.