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Historical Event on 7/29/1901

Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1901Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
3/29/1996SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari).
9/29/19641,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
11/19/1994Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.