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Historical Event on 1/30/1903
Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/22/1968 | Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu. |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
| 4/24/1993 | Congress dissidents K. N. Singh, Natwar Singh, K. L. Fotedar and Shiela Dikshit suspended. |
| 10/28/1998 | The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists. |
| 10/28/1998 | Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26) succeeded the throne of Delhi, after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi. |
| 10/17/1999 | Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok. |
| 10/9/1976 | International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 2/24/1988 | Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile. |
| 11/25/1990 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. |
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