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Historical Event on 1/2/2000

Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/27/1859Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
7/9/1938Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
10/21/1989Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya.
1/25/1957Kashmir becomes Indian state.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.