August30

Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.

Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa.

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.

Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.

Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born.

Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte "Baloo", cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie), was born in Bombay.

Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.

The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.

LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.

Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.

Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.

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

The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.