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Historical Event on 8/29/1947

A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1947India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter.
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
11/9/1977Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.