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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
6/30/1799Krishnaraj Bodiyar was once again declared as the King of Mysore.
12/10/1967Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
9/26/1793Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
11/20/1888Gurunath Bewoor, director general, was born at Bewoor village, district Bijapur.
6/17/1933The civil disobedience campaign ended.
6/17/1933Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.