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Historical Event on 3/30/1699

Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.
12/31/1943Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.