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Historical Event on 9/8/2000
Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.

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6/9/1992	LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
7/5/1993	Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
12/16/1999	Likhiram Karve, Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Transport, is hacked to death by naxalites.
8/27/1859	Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
12/29/1959	Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
3/31/1977	N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
12/1/1885	Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, famous Gandhian Gujrathi llitterateur and educationist, was born at Satara in Maharashtra.
8/6/1997	Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
10/14/1985	Assam Ganparishad established.
10/1/1997	Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.

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Historical Event on 9/8/2000 Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.

Historical Event on 9/8/2000
Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.