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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
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
1/20/1988Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
1/14/1927M. Aram, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born in Kulasekharapatnam at Madras.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.
3/16/1945Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.