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Historical Event on 6/30/1981

President's rule imposed in Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
1/10/1955Property Tax was passed.
1/23/1992India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
10/23/1970If India's ""vasectomy fairs"" had hawkers, they might cry, ""Come one, come all & all one billion."" India faces a population of one billion by the year 2000. To hold down that number, the government offered money ($13 to each man) and gifts (a sari for his wife) to those willing to be sterilized. Thirteen dollars was more than three times what an average village worker can earn in one month. In December, a fair held at Kerala attracted 15,000 men. Just seven months later, a fair in the same town received 63,000. Doctors operated in ten-hour
5/22/1940Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).
5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
6/9/1900Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail.
6/18/1879Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born.