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Historical Event on 12/29/1997

Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
6/9/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India ends.
6/27/1922Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born.
8/26/1997Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
3/30/1949Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
6/5/1929S.V. Subramanian, great Hindi writer, was born at Virakeralanpudur, Tamil Nadu.
2/24/1988Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.