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Historical Event on 8/23/2000

Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
12/28/1926Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born.
10/20/1954Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.
9/30/1989INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
7/31/1997V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.
7/31/1997Origin of Fasli Era (India).
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
9/7/1968Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.