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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
8/22/1942Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died.
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
1/29/1992India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.