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Historical Event on 5/6/2000
Benoy Krishna Chowdhury (89), veteran freedom fighter and prominent CPI(M) leader, died at a Government Hospital in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/23/1906 | Kumar (Mijjan) alias Syed Hasan Ali, film actor, was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has worked in 'Shadows of the Dead', 'Dukhiari', 'Gambler', 'Patan ni Paniari', 'Thoure of Delhi'. |
| 5/29/1947 | Establishment of Indian Standard Institution. |
| 11/7/1862 | Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision. |
| 7/23/1997 | India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
| 10/13/1911 | Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
| 5/7/1973 | Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died. |
| 1/26/1960 | More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals. |
| 12/23/1976 | Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor. |
| 3/28/1941 | Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta. |
| 10/31/1999 | Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing. |
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