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Historical Event on 6/30/1997
Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 2/27/1993 | Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget. |
| 9/9/2000 | Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship. |
| 10/18/1712 | Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1775-77), was born. |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
| 6/12/1996 | India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition. |
| 2/16/1992 | Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 5/31/1998 | B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad. |
| 5/26/1998 | S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal. |
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