January30

Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.

Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.

Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.

Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, great leader and social reformer, was born at Hyde Park, New York.

Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P.

Gajananrao Joshi, famous violin player and singer of "Gwalior Gharana", was born.

Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai.

The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.

Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi.

Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.

Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.

Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore.

Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.

Rana Sanga of Mewar, who had built up an extensive and powerful kingdom over the central and western regions of Northern India, passed away. Mughal Emperor Babur captured Chanderi Fort from Medini Rai, Rana Sangram Singh one of the Lieutenants.

Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.

Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.

Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament.

Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.

Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.

Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.

Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away.

Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.

Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed.