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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
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
3/3/1891Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
2/3/1983Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
11/19/1999Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .