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Historical Event on 1/30/1999
Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/7/1994 | Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55. |
| 6/6/1867 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot. |
| 8/9/1997 | Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta. |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
| 11/9/1877 | Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). |
| 12/23/1930 | The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt. |
| 6/8/1915 | Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published. |
| 2/9/1757 | In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army. |
| 8/27/1870 | Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji. |
| 8/1/1879 | Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born. |
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