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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
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
05/08/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
01/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
04/09/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
05/06/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
06/09/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
09/07/1995Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral.
03/03/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
03/05/1931Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back.
05/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.