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Historical Event on 9/29/1959
Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1932 | Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay. |
| 4/17/1904 | Naoomal Jeoomal Makhija, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman, Right Arm Bowler and played 3 matches, was born at Karachi. |
| 4/14/1950 | Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away . |
| 7/1/1862 | Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair. |
| 11/8/1927 | Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan). |
| 12/5/1950 | Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India. |
| 11/13/1962 | Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died |
| 11/30/1915 | Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died. |
| 4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
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