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Historical Event on 9/30/2000
Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1790 | A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam. |
| 1/20/1992 | Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. |
| 6/6/1969 | Sunil Bandacharya Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996), was born in Gadag. |
| 1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
| 12/6/1995 | The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade. |
| 8/4/1935 | Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935. |
| 3/10/1998 | India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi. |
| 11/2/1897 | Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 1/10/1888 | Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura. |
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