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Historical Event on 12/29/1984

Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
10/20/1992Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
10/27/1999Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
4/11/1906K.V. Jagannathan, great Hindi writer and journalist, was born at Krishnarayapuram,Tamil Nadu.
1/22/1683Shri Samarth Ramdas passed away.