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Historical Event on 12/30/1971
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/18/1979 | Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset. |
11/9/1997 | Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards. |
2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
8/15/1947 | At 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. |
4/11/1993 | Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away. |
9/4/1825 | Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'. |
12/5/1933 | Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P. |
4/5/1991 | Kerala Assembly dissolved paving way for elections. |
8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
4/24/1929 | First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off. |
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