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Historical Event on 11/30/1909

Gandhiji reaches South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
4/8/1973India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.
7/21/1977Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
4/29/1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
2/6/1887Manabendra Nath Roy (his childhood name was Narendranath Bhattacharya), leftist thinker, great Indian politician and philosophist, was born at Arbelia village of 24-Parganas of West Bengal. He was the founder of 'Radical Democratic Party' after quitting Congress during World War II.
4/3/1946Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
9/29/1997IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.