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Historical Event on 3/10/2000

Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1757Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
5/18/1995Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
9/30/196124 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.