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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 |
| 3/31/1994 | Argentina President Carlos Menem visits India. |
| 5/6/1993 | Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled. |
| 6/3/1985 | The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff. |
| 7/3/1991 | Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996. |
| 9/1/1978 | Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1981. |
| 9/30/1996 | Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996. |
| 3/22/1885 | Gulam Yazdani, great archaeologist and critic, was born. |
| 4/25/1976 | India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt. |
| 6/9/1991 | Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away. |
| 12/19/1961 | Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops. |
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