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Historical Event on 10/30/1947

The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1966U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.
11/12/1781Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
3/19/1935British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
1/30/1996Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.
11/14/1967Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.