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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
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
9/16/1973Abasaheb Mujumdar, great musician, died.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
4/19/1960Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi.
1/20/1871Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.