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Historical Event on 4/30/1992
Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/28/1926 | Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service. |
| 3/9/1996 | India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad. |
| 3/12/1972 | Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats. |
| 1/18/1948 | Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji. |
| 7/16/1909 | Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana. |
| 7/10/1924 | Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73. |
| 10/11/1968 | Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee) |
| 9/11/1948 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died. |
| 11/9/1960 | Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died. |
| 1/10/1995 | 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay. |
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