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Historical Event on 9/13/2000

Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
3/3/1885Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born.
10/5/1989Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.
11/5/1956Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary.
5/21/1975The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.
6/11/2000Assailants gun down 12 upper caste persons, including eight of a family in Bihar's Nawada district.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
11/22/1967Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.