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Historical Event on 1/30/1993
Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/3/1913 | Sudangsu Abinash Banerjee, 'Montu', cricketer, (5 wickets, 1 test vs West Indies) was born in Calcutta. |
11/16/1995 | Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras. |
2/28/1712 | Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession. |
10/2/1944 | Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday. |
11/19/1999 | New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. |
6/21/1941 | Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
8/20/1988 | Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed. |
9/15/1927 | Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born. |
12/20/1967 | Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty. |
12/5/1991 | The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
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