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Historical Event on 12/30/1887
Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, leader of India Freedom Movement, Law expert, Educationist, Litterateur and founder of ""Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan"", was born at Bharuch.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 4/7/1998 | Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India. |
| 11/13/1962 | Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 11/7/1966 | Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 10/12/1997 | Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
| 10/28/2000 | The Royal Canadian Mounted police arrest two Sikhs, Ripudaman Singh Malik (53) and Ajaib Singh Bagri (51), in Vancouver in connection with the downing of Air India Boeing 747 en route from Canada to London in 1985. |
| 1/3/1997 | Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha. |
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