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Historical Event on 7/29/1884
Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1931 | Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"". |
| 3/25/1920 | Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born. |
| 3/28/1991 | Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house. |
| 12/10/1998 | Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London. |
| 10/5/1991 | Vinayakrao Devrukhkar, famous playwright, novelist and editor of a daily newspaper 'Sandhya', died. |
| 1/19/1966 | Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs. |
| 3/4/1997 | Govt. not to print Re. 1 , Rs. 2 & Rs. 5 currency notes any more, as these three denominations have been coinised. |
| 9/21/1990 | Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report. |
| 12/23/1954 | Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence. |
| 3/30/1990 | Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha. |
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