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Historical Event on 3/29/1999

A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
10/10/1952US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
1/10/1967Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women's University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
5/11/1987President's rule imposed in Punjab.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.