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Historical Event on 4/29/1979

Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1999India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
8/6/1998SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted.
3/27/1991Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution.
7/25/1970Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away.
7/18/1980Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died.
7/5/1990G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area.
1/1/1900Sathya Sai Baba was born
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
3/27/1999World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.