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Historical Event on 1/29/1996

S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
2/12/1882Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
7/27/1910Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.