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Historical Event on 8/30/1994

The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
1/11/1858Shridhar Pathak, famous Hindi poet, was born.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
4/25/1969Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.
7/1/1909Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London.