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Historical Event on 8/30/1989

Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
11/11/1994The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.
4/5/1990Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
7/11/1882Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra.
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
5/10/1992Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.