Year 1993
20,000 are killed in an earthquake in Latur, Maharashtra.
SEPTEMBER 30
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30 September: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 30 September.
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International Translation Day is observed every year 30 September to raise awareness about the translation profession and to pay tribute to the work of language professionals.
Year 1996
The South Indian state of Tamil Nadu changed the name of its capital city from Madras to Chennai.
Year 2003
Viswanathan Anand won the World Rapid Chess Championship.
Year 2007
Eminent playback singer Manna Dey selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Born 1837
Pandit Shraddharam Sharma, a famous Hindi and Punjabi litterateur and freedom fighter.
Born 1864
Swami Akhandananda was a swami and direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a 19th-century mystic.
Born 1881
Satappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Annamalai Chettiar KCSI was an Indian industrialist, banker, educationist and philanthropist from Tamil Nadu.
Born 1900
Mohammadali Carim Chagla was an Indian jurist, diplomat, and Cabinet Minister who served as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
Born 1922
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was an Indian film director, editor and writer regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema.
Born 1934
Anna Kashfi, Indian-American actress (d. 2015)
Born 1939
Chinu Modi was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer and critic from Gujarat, India.
Born 1940
Raja Dhale was an Indian writer, artist and activist for Dalit rights.
Born 1941
Kamalesh Sharma, Indian academic and diplomat, 5th Commonwealth Secretary General
Born 1962
Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indian film actor and producer who works in Bengali and Hindi cinema.
Born 1967
Deepti Bhatnagar, Indian former film actress and model.
Born 1970
Deepa Malik, India’s shotput and javelin throw player.
Born 1972
Shantanu Mukherjee, known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer active in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi films.
Died 1875
Peary Charan Sarkar was an educationist and textbook writer in nineteenth-century Bengal.
Died 1990
Shankar Nagwas an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television.
Died 2001
Madhavrao Scindia was an Indian politician and minister from the Indian National Congress.
Died 2014
Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (b. 1940)