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Historical Event on 12/30/1971

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
11/9/1997Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards.
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
9/4/1825Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
4/5/1991Kerala Assembly dissolved paving way for elections.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.