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Historical Event on 5/29/1972

Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
1/7/1685Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born.
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
5/22/1970Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
10/16/1999Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang
8/1/1992Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.
12/27/1990DMK led Pondicherry ministry, headed by D. Ramachandran, resigns following loss of majority.
4/14/1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab.