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Historical Event on 4/30/1909

Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati.

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1/10/1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.
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6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
12/10/1761Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10).