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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Today Importance - 30th August

30-August-1645

The Indians and the Dutch signed a peace treaty.

30-August-1659

Aurangzeb conspired to kill his brother Dara Shiloh and beheaded him. He was covered in a vault under the arch of Human's Burial chamber.

30-August-1751

Sir Robert Clive did a heroic deed when the British troops occupied Arcot Farm Chanda Sahib.

30-August-1773

Narayan Rao Peshwa was killed by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also known as Raghoba, who then declared himself Peshwa.

30-August-1903

Bhagwati Charan Verma was born.

30-August-1908

Veteran freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, Ganpattrao was born in Tapas.

30-August-1928

Jawaharlal Nehru made his plans for an independent India and became the President of the Congress Party in 1929.

30-August-1934

Balakrishnan Gandhari Nath Gupte "Balu", cricketer (brother of fake, Indian leggie), born in Bombay.

30-August-1979

Earl Lewis Mountbatten of Burma, World War II hero, last British Viceroy of India and first Governor General of independent India, died when Irish terrorists blew up his family's fishing boat off the coast of Ireland. The Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army immediately took credit for the murder, which was described as 'an execution' to further the 'great struggle to drive the British invaders from our motherland'.

30-August-1983

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) was launched. It was also a multi-purpose communications and weather satellite, which operated for more than its seven-year design life. It was launched by the American Space Shuttle.

30-August-1989

At least 11 people were killed in anti-government riots.

30-August-1990

The Parliament unanimously passed the Prasar Bharati Bill.

30-August-1991

Dr. PJ Deoras, a friend of snakes, passed away.

30-August-1992

The first made in India ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flew in Bengaluru.

30-August-1993

LPG, Petrol dealers get more commission.

30-August-1994

In Tripura's civic polls, the ruling CPC-led Left Front won a landslide victory in gram panchayat seats.

30-August-2000

A.B. Prime Minister, Vajpayee announced a package by increasing the loan limit for small units from Rs.10 lakh to Rs. 25 lakhs. For handloom sector, a separate project with a budget of Rs.447 crore has also been finalised.