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Historical Event on 8/1/2000

Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
4/1/1985Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
10/3/1880Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi.
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.