Friday, 29 April 2016

30 APR HISTORY TODAY

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April 30

Today in Indian History
Events for April 30

30-April-1030Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital.
30-April-1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.
30-April-1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.
30-April-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.
30-April-1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
30-April-1896Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees.
30-April-1908Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death.
30-April-1909R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born.
30-April-1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
30-April-1909Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati.
30-April-1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
30-April-1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife
30-April-1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
30-April-1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President’s rule. Janata Party formed.
30-April-1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985
30-April-1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
30-April-1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.
30-April-1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
30-April-1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.
30-April-1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case’.
30-April-1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
30-April-1998Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.
30-April-1998Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government.
30-April-1999Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.









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29 APR HISTORY TODAY

April 29

Today in Indian History
Events for April 29
29-April-1639Delhi’s Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646.
29-April-1848Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala.
29-April-1882Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born.
29-April-1909Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
29-April-1924Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
29-April-1936Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
29-April-1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
29-April-1947Abolition of `untouchability.’
29-April-1948Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away.
29-April-1954India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
29-April-1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
29-April-1960Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ”Navin”, famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
29-April-1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
29-April-1997R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.
29-April-1998India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.
29-April-1998The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.
29-April-2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.







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28 APR HISTORY EVENTS


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April 28

Today in Indian History
Events for April 28
28-April-1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
28-April-1740Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father’s throne as the Peshwa. (22 or 28).
28-April-1848Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa.
28-April-1936Abdul Rashid ‘Fida’ (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.
28-April-1943Netaji Subash Chandra Bose aligned the Japanese-German submarine at Medagaskar.
28-April-1945Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969), was born in Bombay.
28-April-1952The war between Japan and India ended.
28-April-1974Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.
28-April-1986Malayalam film `Chidambaram’ directed by G. Aravindan wins best feature film award and Shyam Benegal bags the Best Director award for the Hindi film ‘Trikal’.
28-April-1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
28-April-1993Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen.
28-April-1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.








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