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Historical Event on 6/30/1997

Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
5/13/1918Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born.
9/19/1995PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.