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Historical Event on 4/29/1639

Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1947Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
12/6/1732Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of East India Company in India, was born in Churchill village of Oxfordshire in UK.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.