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Historical Event on 10/10/2000

The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
1/1/1989India and Pakistan sign three agreements.
2/19/1992An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
11/24/1992Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General.
6/13/1992Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
10/16/1959Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
11/18/1925Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born.