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Historical Event on 8/5/2000
Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1995 | The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 11/13/1999 | Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar. |
| 11/23/1937 | Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, eminent scientist, passed away due to heart attack. In 1901, he proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"". He founded Bose Research Institute in Calcutta and authored world famous books ""Response in Living and Non-Living""(1902) and ""Nervous Merchanism of Pl |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 1/6/1948 | Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir. |
| 11/24/1941 | Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar. |
| 8/10/1998 | Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta. |
| 1/8/1968 | The Official Languages Act, 1963 was amended. Accordingly, a provision was made in Section 3 (4) of the Act of the effect that employees of the Union Government proficient either in Hindi or in English may carry out their work effectively and that their interests may no be adversely affected merely because they are not proficient in both the languages. According to Section 3 (5), it is necessary for bringing to an end the use of English language for the Official purposes of the union that resolutions to this effect are passed by the legislatures of the states (i.e. states where Hindi is not the Official Language) and after considring these resolutions, a resolution is passed by both the houses of the Parliament to put an end to the use of English language. |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
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