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Historical Event on 7/30/1933
Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/4/1990 | An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities. |
9/13/2000 | Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments. |
6/18/1896 | Cota Ramaswami, cricketer (Davis Cup for India 1922, Test 1936), was born in Madras. |
4/27/1878 | Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination. |
10/2/1942 | Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire. |
5/23/1931 | Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born. |
8/4/1928 | Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born. |
9/4/1825 | Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'. |
5/10/1993 | Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time. |
7/3/1661 | Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II. |
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