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Historical Event on 10/29/1997
P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/18/1948 | Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973). |
| 12/5/1931 | Gandhiji leaves England for India. |
| 12/9/1994 | Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away. |
| 3/14/1931 | First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry. |
| 11/22/1989 | Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away. |
| 10/5/1997 | Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998) |
| 1/1/1992 | Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country. |
| 1/14/1990 | J&K Governor quits. |
| 2/6/1994 | Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 7/7/1901 | J. Watsan Harod started a branch of Gramophone Company at Calcutta. |
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