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Historical Event on 1/30/1903

Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
8/10/1991Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena.
9/23/1992Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested.
6/17/1756Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.
4/17/1926Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.