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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 04/29/1998 |
The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99. |
| 04/29/2000 |
The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration. |
| 04/29/1639 |
Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 04/29/1848 |
Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala. |
| 04/29/1882 |
Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born. |
| 04/29/1909 |
Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra. |
| 04/29/1924 |
Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born. |
| 04/29/1936 |
Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 04/29/1939 |
Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India. |
| 04/29/1947 |
Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 04/29/1948 |
Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
| 04/29/1954 |
India accepted Tibet as a part of China. |
| 04/29/1957 |
The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India. |
| 04/29/1960 |
Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 04/29/1979 |
Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 04/29/1997 |
R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 04/29/1998 |
India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 04/17/1917 | V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai). |
| 02/19/1974 | Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai. |
| 10/21/1998 | Ajit alias Hamid Ali Khan (76), Hindi film actor, dies in Hyderabad. |
| 07/01/1961 | Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal. |
| 01/06/1993 | India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project. |
| 02/01/1956 | Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959. |
| 08/12/1868 | Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born. |
| 04/12/1997 | Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools. |
| 06/10/1957 | Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 12/03/1984 | 3,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India. |
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