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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 |
| 12/24/1973 | E.V.Ramasami, founder of DMK party, prominent leader, great social worker and revolutionary freedom fighter, died at the age of 94. |
| 3/22/1963 | World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways. |
| 11/7/1971 | India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery. |
| 11/17/1935 | Deodhar Gopal Krishna, great social worker and architect of ""Seva Sadan"" (Pune), passed away. |
| 7/12/1996 | Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam. |
| 6/30/1986 | Mizoram became the state of India. |
| 12/28/1907 | Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva). |
| 4/16/1966 | Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away. |
| 10/1/1887 | Pandit Hridaynath Ajudhianath Kunzru, politician and social worker, was born at Agra. |
| 4/2/1992 | Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away. |
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