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Historical Event on 6/30/1999
India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 8/5/1999 | Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential. |
| 7/11/1924 | Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi. |
| 1/15/1949 | General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day. |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
| 11/22/1718 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain. |
| 7/1/1999 | The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I). |
| 9/7/1996 | Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party. |
| 7/13/1913 | Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar . |
| 9/21/1990 | Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report. |
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