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Historical Event on 12/30/1974

Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
11/22/1993Gulshen Ahmed, Himachal Governor, resigns in the wake of an official report that he canvassed for his son in Satna.
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
7/26/1993Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.
1/30/1959Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai.
6/28/1883Shivprasad Gupta, social reformer, politician, leader, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, was born at Varanasi.
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.