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Historical Event on 8/9/2000

Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1928The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
8/15/1947Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
9/21/2000J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service.
4/27/1878Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination.