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Historical Event on 4/30/1896

Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1886Maithili Sharan Gupta, first man of modern Hindi poetry and literature, writer, patriot and social worker, was born at Chirgaon village near Jhansi.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
9/5/1846Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died.
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
11/21/1971Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.