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Historical Event on 7/30/1960

Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, great freedom fighter, leader and 'Lion of Karnataka', 0died. He was a loyal Congress leader.

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11/7/1995G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
5/1/1913Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born.
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.