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Historical Event on 1/30/1999

Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
1/12/1863Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.