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Historical Event on 9/8/2000
Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/5/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June. |
| 1/26/1982 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'. |
| 2/6/1995 | India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi. |
| 5/18/1872 | Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born. |
| 5/1/1879 | Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission. |
| 2/27/1987 | UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding. |
| 10/31/1895 | Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur. |
| 5/13/1949 | Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established. |
| 5/9/1959 | Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away. |
| 1/18/1983 | Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada. |
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