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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
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
3/28/1998The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
6/11/1991Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.