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Historical Event on 10/10/2000

The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
7/23/1906Chandrashekhar Azad, great freedom revolutionery and leader, was born at Jhabra, Madhya Pradesh.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.