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Historical Event on 6/30/1979

R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1856Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language.
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
12/24/1988Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
11/27/1972Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.