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Historical Event on 1/30/1999

Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
3/7/1961Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.