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Historical Event on 6/30/1999
India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
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| 7/17/1893 | Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months. |
| 12/24/2000 | Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran. |
| 6/28/1975 | Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions. |
| 1/5/1941 | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal. |
| 5/22/1963 | Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur. |
| 4/20/1989 | R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court. |
| 1/18/1998 | Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 7/18/1992 | Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away. |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
| 8/3/1984 | Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives. |
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