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Historical Event on 1/29/1997

Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1911King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
7/22/19961996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
11/27/1999Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob is sworn in Punjab Governor.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
9/10/1992All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.