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Historical Event on 8/13/2000
The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/9/1877 | Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). |
| 5/25/1899 | Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district. |
| 11/18/1936 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died. |
| 5/13/1905 | Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi. |
| 3/14/1967 | Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda. |
| 8/9/1995 | India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement. |
| 7/14/1992 | The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K. |
| 7/3/1997 | Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 5/7/1994 | Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly. |
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