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Historical Event on 3/29/1954
Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/3/1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal. |
| 2/4/1948 | Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur. |
| 5/24/1933 | Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra. |
| 1/23/1919 | Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away. |
| 3/26/1942 | Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi. |
| 11/19/1996 | Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90. |
| 12/10/1978 | Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 5/26/1997 | Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel. |
| 4/28/1993 | Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen. |
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