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Historical Event on 1/30/1785

Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
1/24/1995Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party.
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3/27/1999World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
3/22/1961Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa).
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
1/21/1999Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.