What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 30th May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 30th May.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1950) is an Indian Hindi film actor of Gujarati background. He made his debut in the film industry in 1984 played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000, he has started playing comic roles and has succeeded in it. Paresh was born in Ahmedabad, India.
- Jennifer Winget (born 30 May 1985) is a Bollywood, Television actress, Model and Anchor. She is well known for her roles in Dill Mill Gaye, Kasauti Zindagi Ki, and Sangam. She began her career at the age of 12, starring as a child artist in the show Shaka Laka Boom Boom.
- Ness Wadia (born 30 May 1970) is an Indian businessman belonging to the Wadia family. He is currently the Managing Director of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has holdings in most of the Wadia Group subsidiaries, including an indirect majority stake in Britannia Industries.
Death anniversaries on 30th May:
- Rituparno Ghosh (Ritupôrno Ghosh) is a Bengali film director. He has won 10 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad. Ghosh was born and brought up in Kolkata.
- Guru Arjun Dev Ji (15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) is the Fifth of the Ten Guru Ji’ of Sikhism. He was born in Goindval, Punjab, India, the youngest son of Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji and Bibi Bhani Ji, the daughter of Guru Amar Das Sahib Ji. He became Guru Ji of the Sikhs on 1 September 1581 after the death of His Father Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji.
Notable Events:
- 1826-The first Hindi newspaper ‘Udant Martand’ was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
- 1867-Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre ‘Dar- Ul -Ulum’ in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh.
- 1887-The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
- 1919-Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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