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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
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.
12/1/1911Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born.
12/1/1911Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya Devji alias Gaurang, Vishwambhar Mishra, Vaishnav Saint of Bengal, was born at Nabadwip in Bengal.
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
11/5/1996Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress.
1/4/1998V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.