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Historical Event on 5/1/2000

Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
11/15/1992At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
2/18/1994India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.
12/13/1999The Government lodges protest with the Pakistani Rangers following the discovery of a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border.
5/10/1905Pankaj Malik, music director, was born.
4/18/1992Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India.
11/21/1994Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah, 84, noted economist and educationist, died.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.