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Historical Event on 9/30/1997

At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1602Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.
6/1/1997Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
2/4/1944Japanese attack Indian Seventh Army at Burma
7/18/1994Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away.
10/1/1867Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur
3/16/1946Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
8/1/1996Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.