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Historical Event on 4/29/1998

The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
12/17/1959Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.
10/28/1928M.G.K. Menon, Physics expert, was born.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
12/16/1770Ludwig Van Beethoven, greatest musician, poet and innovator, was born.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
12/5/1931Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born.