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Historical Event on 7/1/1930

Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
6/27/1922Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
1/28/1895Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born.
4/24/1974Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.