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Historical Event on 6/30/1981

President's rule imposed in Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.
6/19/1997Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
11/24/1988Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.