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Historical Event on 12/30/1879
Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
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| 3/16/1993 | Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people. |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 1/24/1937 | Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 6/3/1916 | Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established. |
| 2/14/1996 | President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation. |
| 9/19/1911 | Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP. |
| 1/8/1993 | Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra. |
| 7/26/1614 | Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
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