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Historical Event on 3/30/1989

Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/1992India signs Friendship Treaty with Ukraine.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
3/7/1647Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
5/2/1992President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
4/12/1913Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.