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Historical Event on 8/29/1612

Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1970Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.