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Historical Event on 8/30/1928

Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
5/30/1955Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
1/27/1995K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
12/28/1977Sumitranandan Pant, famous Hindi poet and literaeur, died.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
3/26/1996Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.