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Historical Event on 1/30/1993

Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1962China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
6/17/1993Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM's resignation .
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
6/3/1947Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.
10/18/1995Baby Naaz (Anuradha Bhakkar), famous child actor, died.