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Historical Event on 1/30/1968

Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1922Jugal Mondal, social worker and politician, was born at Howrah.
2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
6/9/1923K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born.
4/4/1938A. M. Chakrabarty was born in Sainthia at West Bengal. He found that under the optimum conditions of time, temperature and nutrients the Hydrocarbon-eating "qualities'' of four diffrent strains of bacteria could be transferred into one. He also showed that this super-strain of bacteria reproduces itself.
8/18/1956Sandeep Madhusudan Patil, great Indian batsman, was born in Bombay.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
9/10/1993India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
7/24/1837Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.