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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 10/30/1883 |
Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer. |
| 10/30/1887 |
Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born. |
| 10/30/1889 |
Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P. |
| 10/30/1908 |
Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu. |
| 10/30/1909 |
Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay. |
| 10/30/1924 |
Word Saving Day. |
| 10/30/1928 |
Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai. |
| 10/30/1933 |
Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai. |
| 10/30/1947 |
The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan. |
| 10/30/1947 |
The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents. |
| 10/30/1949 |
Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh). |
| 10/30/1963 |
Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai. |
| 10/30/1966 |
First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park. |
| 10/30/1976 |
Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978. |
| 10/30/1977 |
One hundred thousand Tamil Hindu tea-pickers, who were expatriated from Sri Lanka, are shipped to Madras, South India. |
| 10/30/1977 |
Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country. |
| 10/30/1990 |
Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'. |
| 10/30/1991 |
Bansilal Ladda, veteran freedom fighter and law expert, passed away. |
| 10/30/1991 |
Norberto Carvalho, vetern freedom fighter of Goa freedom fight, passed away. |
| 10/30/1992 |
India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade. |
| 10/30/1994 |
Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died. |
| 10/30/1994 |
India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership. |
| 10/30/1996 |
CBI chargesheets Rao and six others including Buta Singh and Capt. Satish Sharma in the Rs. 3.5 cr. JMM MPs pay-off case. |
| 10/30/1996 |
Former PM Narasimha Rao appears before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at the Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi, as an accused in the St. Kitts forgery case. |
| 10/30/1996 |
ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 10/30/1996 |
Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay. |
| 10/30/1997 |
Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin. |
| 10/30/1999 |
G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
| 10/30/1999 |
The Central Ministerial team led by Mr. Advani is prevented from making an on-the-spot assessment of the havoc wrecked by the super cyclone. |
| 10/30/2000 |
The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/13/1901 | Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state. |
| 7/9/1875 | The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree. |
| 3/1/1987 | A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"". |
| 2/10/1806 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala. |
| 10/6/1997 | I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister. |
| 1/30/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 12/9/1999 | BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. |
| 12/14/1998 | The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. |
| 1/25/1983 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982). |
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