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Historical Event on 11/29/1947

The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
4/8/1857Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
12/23/1900Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.