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Historical Event on 4/30/1999
Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1966 | Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi. |
| 8/17/1761 | William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people. |
| 2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
| 8/15/2000 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"". |
| 10/15/1987 | Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India. |
| 9/17/1950 | Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel. |
| 1/1/1973 | Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised. |
| 12/30/1953 | The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India. |
| 1/23/1919 | Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away. |
| 6/4/1947 | Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. |
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