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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India

DateEvent Name
04/29/1998 The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.
04/29/2000 The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
04/29/1639 Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646.
04/29/1848 Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala.
04/29/1882 Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born.
04/29/1909 Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
04/29/1924 Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
04/29/1936 Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
04/29/1939 Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
04/29/1947 Abolition of ""untouchability"".
04/29/1948 Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away.
04/29/1954 India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
04/29/1957 The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
04/29/1960 Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
04/29/1979 Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
04/29/1997 R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.
04/29/1998 India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.


 


Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1871Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died.
11/21/1994Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah, 84, noted economist and educationist, died.
10/04/1972Raman Vijayan, Indian soccer (Football) player, was born in Kandramanikam at Pasumpon, Tamil Nadu.
07/01/1906Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
03/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.
09/08/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
03/31/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
09/08/1887Swami Sivananda, (1887-1963), religious leader, Hindu universalist renaissance guru, author of 200 books and founder of Divine Life Society with 400 branches worldwide, was born in the quiet village of Pattamadai, District Tirunelveli.
03/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
07/20/1957India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar.