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Historical Event on 10/30/1977

One hundred thousand Tamil Hindu tea-pickers, who were expatriated from Sri Lanka, are shipped to Madras, South India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1976Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
7/31/1940Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.