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Historical Event on 6/30/1966

Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1930George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born.
6/30/1930Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
7/6/1986Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91).
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
9/1/1981Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 03/Sept/1984.
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
2/20/1929K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu.