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Historical Event on 11/30/1896
Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1868 | Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 12/29/1975 | D.K. Barooah elected Congress President. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 7/6/1986 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91). |
| 5/6/1971 | D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77). |
| 7/30/1991 | Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died. |
| 8/8/1911 | Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic. |
| 11/14/1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President. |
| 7/29/1980 | India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics. |
| 1/9/1996 | PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function. |
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