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Historical Event on 1/30/1999

Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1912Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born.
2/12/1999The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
1/24/1999The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.
12/10/1978Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.