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Historical Event on 1/29/1896

Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
9/26/1996CBI chargesheeted Rao in St. Kitts case.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
5/9/1992M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.
9/27/1908Shiv Verma, great soldier, was born.
5/21/1975The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.