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Historical Event on 12/30/1964

500 people seized by Chinese spies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1911Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India.
1/15/1918K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP.
10/13/1877Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born.
12/9/1994Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.
11/25/1995Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi.
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
7/25/1992K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns.
1/26/1950The new Indian awards known as Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra, were finally selected in June 1948 and annouced on the first Republic Day. Param Vir Chakra to the Victoria Cross, the Maha Vir Chakra to the Indian Order of Merit and the Vir Chakra is equivalent to the Military Cross. The Ashoka Chakra series, meant for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy, was probably meant to replace the George Cross, Albert Medal and George Medal.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.