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Historical Event on 7/10/2000
Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1991 | Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years. |
| 8/15/1985 | Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off. |
| 1/1/1903 | A vast crowd thronged the great plain outside Delhi today, waiting to hear the declaration that King Edward VII was Emperor of India. The crowd, clothed in brilliantly colored garments, was largely composed of common people who had come to the durbar to see India's princes pledge their fealty to the Emperor . The Duke of Connaught, representing King Edward, sat on the left of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who sat on a throne surrounded by giant silver footstools. Lord Curzon spoke briefly, then read a message from the King, who expressed regret at not being present at the durbar and his wishes for ""the increasing prosperity of my Indian Empire."" Among the dignitaries in the amphi-theater were 600 veterans of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58. |
| 5/24/1960 | Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal. |
| 9/8/1965 | Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India's options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division. |
| 4/6/1664 | Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese. |
| 6/2/1908 | Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case. |
| 4/5/1957 | The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala. |
| 3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
| 9/29/1914 | German cruiser Emden shells Madras. |
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