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Historical Event on 8/11/2000

Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
11/12/1959Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away.
7/7/197378 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India).
5/28/1992Indo-US naval exercises begin.
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
1/3/2000Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.