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Historical Event on 8/29/1612

Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1965After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced.
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
12/20/1993Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years.
7/31/1992Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died.
3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.