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Historical Event on 7/10/2000

Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
11/24/1991Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.
1/14/1761The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
3/29/1995Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
9/6/1995Meenatai Thackrey, social worker and Matoshree of Shivsainik's, passed away.