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Historical Event on 8/1/2000
27 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/8/1932 | Dada Kondke, famous Marathi actor, was born. |
| 2/19/1861 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away. |
| 5/3/1971 | Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away. |
| 6/28/1991 | K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras. |
| 3/29/1992 | Shri Anand Rishiji Maharaj 1008 , Acharya Samrat of 'Jain Shraman Sangh', passed away. |
| 10/4/1974 | India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals. |
| 9/29/1981 | Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore. |
| 10/17/1990 | S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule. |
| 10/9/1996 | PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14. |
| 5/5/1906 | Ursula Jeans, actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon), was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |
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