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Historical Event on 10/31/2000

Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
2/14/1933W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born.
3/29/1914Sudhir Gupta, famous Hindi poet and educationist, was born in Kalasgram, Bangladesh.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
5/25/1991Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.