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Historical Event on 5/15/2000

Ghulam Hassan Bhat, Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Power, dies in a powerful IED explosion near Mandipore in Anantnag.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
11/15/1992At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
4/8/1759British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
12/21/1999The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.
4/10/1995Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, first non-Congress Prime Minister of India (1977-79) and Chief Minister of Bombay, passed away at the age of 99. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
9/26/1931Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
12/29/1997Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.