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Historical Event on 3/30/1989

Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1930Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
2/26/1937Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
5/8/1959Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.
6/5/1879Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.
5/20/1750Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect.
4/12/1799The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine.
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.