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Historical Event on 11/30/1896

Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
6/18/1858Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi died while fighting with the British troops in the battlefield near Gwalior.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
12/15/1992BJP Governments of Sunderlal Patwa (MP), Shanta Kumar (HP) and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) dismissed.
12/6/1987MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.
8/20/1905Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto.
4/30/1870Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter.
4/19/1998Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.