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Historical Event on 6/30/1993

AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1955Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
12/1/1970T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
1/21/1924Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
2/4/1946Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh).
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.