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30th AUGUST TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in Indian History
Events for August 30

30-August-1569	Salim Mirza Jahangir, fourth Mughal Emperor and son of Akbar, was born at Fetehpur Sikri. (30 or 31).
30-August-1645	Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
30-August-1659	Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
30-August-1751	Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb.
30-August-1773	Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa.
30-August-1903	Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
30-August-1908	Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born.
30-August-1928	Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
30-August-1934	Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte ""Baloo"", cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie), was born in Bom
30-August-1936	Madam Bhikaji Rustum Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay. (13 or 30).
30-August-1979	Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma, a World War II hero, last British Viceroy in India and the first Governor General of independent India, was killed when Irish terrorists exploded his family fishing boat off the coast of Ireland. The Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army immediately took credit for the killing, which it described as 'an execution' designed to further 'the noble struggle to drive the British intruders out of our native land'.
30-August-1983	Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
30-August-1989	Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
30-August-1990	Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
30-August-1991	Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away.
30-August-1992	The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
30-August-1993	LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.
30-August-1994	The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
30-August-2000	A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.