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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
7/18/1993Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
10/15/1995PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
12/15/1980Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada.
11/25/1998Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era.
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.