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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
5/17/1996Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side.
11/13/1999Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.
6/6/199614 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.
8/7/1934Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
6/22/1959Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.
8/19/1993Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.