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Historical Event on 1/30/1999
Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
| 3/2/1930 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded. |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 9/11/1999 | India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final. |
| 7/13/1990 | Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana. |
| 5/17/1873 | Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta. |
| 3/24/1977 | Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India. |
| 6/5/1998 | Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997. |
| 4/29/1997 | R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 3/26/1999 | 14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection. |
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