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Historical Event on 10/30/1977

One hundred thousand Tamil Hindu tea-pickers, who were expatriated from Sri Lanka, are shipped to Madras, South India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
6/18/1993Advani takes over as party President.
1/30/1947Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi.
10/1/1932Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
5/17/1995Three North Eastern States removes restricted area permits (RAP).
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.