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Historical Event on 3/30/1977

Swami Agnivesh merged his 'Bhartiya Aryasabha Party' in Janata Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
12/28/1905Sir Dr. Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda, the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, ""Vizzy"", cricketer and Indian Right Handed Batsman, was born at Vizianagar. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1958.
7/18/1980Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
6/18/1966California's hippie subculture converged into a mass of long hair, flowers, and rock music this weekend, as 50,000 flowed into the fairgrounds of the Monterey International Pop Festival. The event featured the largest collection of major rock acts ever assembled; thousands of fans had to be turned away from the sold-out concert. Established artists such as the Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Otis Redding, and the Mamas and the Papas received the expected ovations from the huge audience. But the response was equally enthusiastic for performances by Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar and new talents Janis Joplin, the Who, and Jimi Hendrix, a young man who played the electric guitar like nobody else.
5/31/1921Suresh Hariprasad Joshi, modern Gujarati poet, story writer and critic, was born.