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Historical Event on 11/30/1982

World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
4/22/1991Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan expelled from Janata Dal.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
6/8/1915P.C.Kuttikrishnan 'Urub', Malyalam story writer and novelist, was born.
3/4/1919Jagtindar Nath Beri, physics expert, was born.
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
1/20/1817Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
12/10/1999Dara Singh, the prime accused in the killing of Australian missionary, again gives a slip to police.