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Historical Event on 7/31/2000

The Government announces appointment of Justice B. M. Lal as Chairman of the MRTP Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1966Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.
9/19/1995PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan.
5/18/1901Nibaran Chandra Chakrabarti, great poet and Hindi writer, was born in Brahmangaon, (Dacca).
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
11/27/1992Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs while playing in Johannesburg.
5/17/2000The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.
9/30/1881Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu.