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Historical Event on 8/30/1991

Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
1/20/1897Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
7/9/1755E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.
11/22/1899Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.