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Historical Event on 8/10/2000
Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/29/1914 | German cruiser Emden shells Madras. |
| 3/2/1986 | Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away. |
| 3/29/1995 | Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away. |
| 3/1/2000 | P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament. |
| 3/20/1993 | Kondapally Seetaramaiah, founder of the Peoples War Group of Naxalities in Andhra Pradesh, arrested. |
| 3/19/1973 | Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47. |
| 10/14/1994 | Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died. |
| 6/1/1944 | M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 8/28/1896 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala. |
| 3/11/1948 | SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam. |
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