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Historical Event on 1/30/1988

Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
2/19/1670Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
9/27/1703More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England.
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.
7/1/1997Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.