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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
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
10/16/1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
5/17/1995Three North Eastern States removes restricted area permits (RAP).
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.
12/1/1989V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.