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Historical Event on 7/24/2000

S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
7/20/1986India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
10/1/1997Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.
6/22/1897The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
12/22/1992Lok Sabha adopts the constitution amendment bills regarding Panchayati Raj and Nagarapalika Bills, and decentralisation of power to the village level.