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Historical Event on 9/29/1997

Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1987Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
12/16/1867Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus.
5/15/1992Harshad Mehta suspended.
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.