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Historical Event on 12/29/1949

Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1928Rameshwar Sahai Saxena, famous writer, lawyer and journalist, was born at Lalitpur, (UP).
10/30/1947The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
10/15/1899Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.
11/1/1956Madhya Pradesh State High Court was established at Jabalpur having its benches in Gwalior and Indore.
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
11/9/1999BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.