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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
Date | Event Name |
04/30/1030 |
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital. |
04/30/1843 |
Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born. |
04/30/1863 |
Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet. |
04/30/1870 |
Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
04/30/1888 |
Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad. |
04/30/1896 |
Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees. |
04/30/1908 |
Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death. |
04/30/1909 |
R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born. |
04/30/1909 |
Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab). |
04/30/1909 |
Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati. |
04/30/1936 |
Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters. |
04/30/1947 |
The entire nation is stirred by religious strife. |
04/30/1958 |
Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody. |
04/30/1977 |
Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed. |
04/30/1981 |
C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985. |
04/30/1988 |
Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988. |
04/30/1991 |
BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government. |
04/30/1992 |
Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
04/30/1992 |
Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India. |
04/30/1996 |
CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'. |
04/30/1996 |
Re-polling in 445 stations in six states. |
04/30/1998 |
Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998. |
04/30/1998 |
Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government. |
04/30/1999 |
Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant. |
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Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/22/1997 | Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived. |
07/05/1994 | Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala. |
06/05/1997 | I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation. |
06/27/1906 | Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'. |
11/30/1909 | Ramesh Chandra died. |
01/01/1399 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
08/19/1993 | Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died. |
04/28/1974 | Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away. |
12/24/1880 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh. |
10/31/1920 | Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay. |
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