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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India

DateEvent Name
04/29/1998 The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.
04/29/2000 The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
04/29/1639 Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646.
04/29/1848 Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala.
04/29/1882 Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born.
04/29/1909 Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
04/29/1924 Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
04/29/1936 Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
04/29/1939 Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
04/29/1947 Abolition of ""untouchability"".
04/29/1948 Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away.
04/29/1954 India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
04/29/1957 The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
04/29/1960 Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
04/29/1979 Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
04/29/1997 R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.
04/29/1998 India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.


 


Other Historical Dates and Events
07/07/1901J. Watsan Harod started a branch of Gramophone Company at Calcutta.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
02/20/2000India-born Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh (52), leader of New Democratic Party, sworn in Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier of British Columbia.
04/02/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
04/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
03/29/1869Sir Edwin Lutyens, Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, was born.
04/30/1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.
04/05/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
08/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
01/10/1997The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.