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Historical Event on 4/30/1996

CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
8/27/1918Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.
5/25/1941Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
11/17/1953Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.