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Historical Event on 10/30/1977

Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1964Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
8/20/1979Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.
10/18/1995Baby Naaz (Anuradha Bhakkar), famous child actor, died.
10/5/1890Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born.
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
11/17/1915Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
8/2/2000The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.