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Historical Event on 10/10/1978

Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
12/12/1925Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
3/1/2000Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
1/29/1976Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.