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Historical Event on 8/29/1976
Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam of Bengal, great revolutionary, died on his visit to Dhaka in Bangladesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1995 | India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b. |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 12/30/1974 | Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi. |
| 7/2/1905 | Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born. |
| 1/28/1898 | Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India. |
| 2/16/1923 | Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away. |
| 7/7/1905 | Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'. |
| 1/1/1987 | United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87). |
| 8/15/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948. |
| 4/18/1959 | Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India. |
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