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Historical Event on 3/10/2000
Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/5/1916 | Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore. |
| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 8/15/1997 | IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran. |
| 7/27/1993 | Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 8/20/1993 | Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria. |
| 10/29/1992 | Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem. |
| 1/19/1905 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 8/19/1947 | Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died. |
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