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Historical Event on 10/30/1996
ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/2/1756 | Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 3/22/1969 | The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated. |
| 11/20/1947 | Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi. |
| 1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
| 1/5/1994 | Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor. |
| 1/15/1965 | Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras. |
| 11/9/1972 | Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born. |
| 5/6/1946 | Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away. |
| 12/27/1987 | Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum . |
| 5/18/1775 | Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar. |
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