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Historical Event on 4/30/1896

Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.
4/28/1936Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
12/30/1929The first inland Indian air mail left New Delhi this morning for Jodhpur, Hyderabad, and Karachi to connect at Karachi with the air service to London.