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Historical Event on 8/1/2000

One hundred people of Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi districts of HP die following flash floods in the Sutlej river.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
3/23/1898Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born.
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
7/20/1986India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.