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Historical Event on 4/30/1977

Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
10/1/1919Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.
7/7/1910'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.
11/19/1838Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj.
1/15/2000Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan.
9/29/1996Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.