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Historical Event on 6/29/1999
An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/29/1914 | Sudhir Gupta, famous Hindi poet and educationist, was born in Kalasgram, Bangladesh. |
| 1/30/1999 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna. |
| 4/16/1853 | The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns. |
| 8/6/1965 | Indian troops invade Pakistan. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
| 7/1/1955 | S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957. |
| 2/16/1911 | Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born. |
| 1/21/1969 | First India built electronic digital computer commissioned. |
| 7/17/1903 | Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born. |
| 8/1/1996 | Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission. |
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