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Historical Event on 7/29/1979
Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/19/1976 | Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana. |
| 9/14/1965 | Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports. |
| 10/18/1995 | President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation. |
| 3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
| 4/23/1929 | The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime. |
| 11/23/1993 | 'The Bullshit'', a Turkish film, wins the Golden Elephant award at the 8th International Childrens film festival in Udaipur. |
| 9/15/1862 | Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born. |
| 8/20/1995 | 305 killed and 345 injured in collision between Purushottam Express and Kalindi Express at Murlinagar near Firozabad (UP). |
| 5/20/1991 | General Election (10th) of India begins. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
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