30 April: What Happened On This Day in History

Spain gave Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.

Shah Jahan Married to Mumtaj.

George Washington took the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.

Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.

Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.

J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announced his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton.

Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford.

Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.

Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot in his Fuhrerbunker in Berlin.

The entire nation is stirred by religious strife

Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.

Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.

C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985

Bijan Setu massacre in Calcutta.

Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.

BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.

Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes

Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.

Bill Clinton became the first US president to visit Northern Ireland.

CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.

Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.

Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.

Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government.

An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.