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Historical Event on 10/21/2000

Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/25/1906Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
8/7/1985Origin of Fasli Era (India).
3/4/1990Sunderlal Patwa (BJP) and D. Ramachandran (DMK) named CM's of Madhya Pradesh and Pondicherry respectively.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
2/12/1995Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
2/21/1997Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.
3/25/1898Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.