Year 1665
Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
MARCH 30
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30 March: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 30 March.
Year 1699
Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
Year 1919
Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.
Year 1923
New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
Year 1929
Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London.
Year 1949
New Union of Greater Rajasthan was ceremonially inaugurated by Patel when the existing Union of Rajasthan was joined by four premier states of Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Hiralal Shastri became its first Chief Minister.
Year 1977
Swami Agnivesh merged his 'Bhartiya Aryasabha Party' in Janata Party.
Year 1988
Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
Year 1990
Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha.
Year 1992
Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award.
Year 1993
Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
Year 1993
India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
Year 1993
Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
Year 1994
G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel.
Year 1999
Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
Born 1853
Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch post-impressionist painter.
Born 1894
Sergey Ilyushin, a Soviet aircraft designer.
Born 1899
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, an Indian Bengali-language writer.
Born 1906
General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya, the 6th Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
Born 1908
Devika Rani, an actress in Indian films.
Born 1913
B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born.
Born 1938
Klaus Martin Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.
Born 1945
Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
Born 1977
Abhishek Chaubey, an Indian filmmaker.
Born 1992
Palak Muchhal, an Indian playback singer.
Died 1664
Guru Har Krishan, the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus.
Died 1925
Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant.
Died 1949
Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
Died 1976
Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away.
Died 1989
Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.
Died 1993
S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
Died 2002
Anand Bakshi, a popular Indian poet, and lyricist.
Died 2005
O. V. Vijayan, an Indian author, and cartoonist.