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Historical Event on 1/30/1997

Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1877Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.
7/22/1944Man Mohan Modi Seth , great industrialist, was born at Modinagar, U.P.
4/1/1985Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
11/27/1994D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb), veteran freedom figher and revolutionary, passed away.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
1/23/2000India will be taught a lesson if it tries to cross the LoC, says the Pakistani military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
8/7/1905Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi.
10/27/1999Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits.