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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 |
| 7/7/1999 | The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector. |
| 10/26/1999 | Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas. |
| 1/29/1870 | 'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India. |
| 10/16/1788 | Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi. |
| 11/16/1887 | Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 1/30/1948 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting. |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 12/8/1875 | Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born. |
| 4/19/1997 | I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda. |
| 6/24/1991 | Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu. |
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