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Historical Event on 10/30/1947
The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.
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| 6/13/1992 | Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached. |
| 5/7/1958 | Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/25/1997 | 180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years. |
| 8/30/1903 | Bhagwati Charan Varma was born. |
| 10/30/1994 | Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died. |
| 5/22/1991 | Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer. |
| 1/19/1839 | Aden conquered by British East India Company. |
| 2/8/1897 | Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 2/8/1897 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
| 5/8/1995 | Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83. |
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