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HISTORY QUIZ OF THIS DAY (May-30)

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May 30, 2007 :: GUNTURU SESHENDRA SARMA :: Died this day, he was an Indian (b.1927).

May 30, 2003 :: DEPAYIN MASSACRE :: On this day, at least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy were killed by government-sponsored mob in . Aung San fled the scene, but was arrested soon afterwards.


May 30, 1998 :: On this day, Pakistan conducted an test in the Kharan Desert. It was reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt.


May 30, 1997 :: JONATHAN Levin :: An English teacher, who was in his apartment in New York by his former student, on this day.


May 30, 1990 :: Soviet Premier arrived in Washington on this day for summit talks on the future positioning of Germany. Though there was no breakthough in the summit talks, yet it yielded desired results in due course leading to Germany and NATO membership of the .


May 30, 1987 :: GOA :: On this day, it became the of India.

May 30, 1971 :: The U.S. unmanned space probe Mariner 9 was launched on this day for planet to gather scientic information.


May 30, 1970 :: Born this day to , the owners of Bombay Dyeing, is an Indian Businessman.


May 30, 1967 :: The of Biafra was proclaimed on this day.


May 30, 1966 :: SURVEYOR I :: Launched on this day, it was the first US spacecraft to achieve landing on an body.


May 30, 1960 :: BORIS PASTERNAK :: Died this day, he was a writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890).


May 30, 1959 :: On this day, the first experimental designed by Christopher Cockerell was launched.


May 30, 1950 :: PARESH RAWAL :: Born this day, he is an Indian .


May 30, 1934 :: Born this day, Aleksey Arkhipovich LEONOV is a Soviet cosmonaut, who was the first man to .

May 30, 1919 :: Rabindranath TAGORE :: On this day, he renounced his knighthood in protest over what had happened in massacre in Amritsar during the previous month.

May 30, 1606 :: Guru ARJAN DEV :: The fifth Guru and the first martyr of the Sikh religion, who compiled the Guru . On this day, he was by the Mughal Emperor Jehangir for his alleged sympathy with the rebellion Prince Khusrau.