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Historical Event on 5/29/1906
Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/24/1903 | Hemchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali poet, passed away. |
6/9/1659 | Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara. |
1/26/1915 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was born at Nungkao village, Manipur State. |
12/22/1945 | Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died. |
3/5/1931 | Mahatma 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. |
3/30/1976 | Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away. |
12/4/1998 | Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition. |
9/8/1933 | Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
2/21/1894 | Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab. |
3/13/1989 | The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab. |
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