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Historical Event on 1/30/1997

Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/6/1995Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died.
1/12/1997Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
1/19/1919Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
1/6/1818ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.