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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
10/20/1991Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
6/12/1894Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.
10/20/1963Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.
8/18/1990President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
1/24/1999The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
4/21/1996Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
4/21/1997Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.