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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
8/5/2000
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
12/6/2000Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
4/26/1841Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).



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