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Historical Event on 6/30/1997

Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.

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5/8/1998Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
11/29/2000India strikes a counter-trade oil deal with Iraq as part of an effort to build a strategic relationship with Baghdad.
11/22/1997Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.
8/28/1934Justice Sujata Manohar was born.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.