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Historical Event on 12/30/1974
Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1996 | M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM. |
| 10/31/1920 | Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay. |
| 6/2/1975 | Devendra Mohan Bose, famous Scientist of Physics, passed away. |
| 3/23/1931 | Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution). |
| 12/25/1964 | Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras. |
| 12/25/1964 | Guru Amardasji passed away. |
| 2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
| 5/17/1873 | Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta. |
| 11/2/1990 | Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence. |
| 4/29/1948 | Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
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