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Historical Event on 4/29/1960

Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
8/5/1604John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
1/1/1948Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
5/17/19764 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.