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Historical Event on 12/24/2000
Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/25/1977 | John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79). |
| 4/24/1974 | Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away. |
| 7/31/1938 | Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born. |
| 5/20/1776 | Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away. |
| 11/22/1997 | Yasser Arafat, President, Palestinian National Authority, laid the foundation stone for Indo-Arab cultural centre at Hyderabad. |
| 2/10/1926 | Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra. |
| 1/26/1996 | 47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil. |
| 12/28/1972 | C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died. |
| 12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
| 7/12/1994 | Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away. |
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