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Historical Event on 8/10/2000

Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
2/17/1997Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
9/18/1927Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
1/2/1960Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.
3/22/1971Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, great social reformer, revolutionary and poet, passed away.