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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
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
6/18/1993Sunil Mittal, businessman, denies getting any money from Harshad Mehta.
1/4/1909Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
3/25/1933Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.