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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
6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
5/25/1899Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.