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Historical Event on 01/29/1597

Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1896Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
10/22/2000The Supreme Court, in a significant order, erases Karnataka High Court judgement discharging former Chief Minister S. Bangarappa and his then private secretary R. Suribabu in a corruption case.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
6/27/1838Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, ""the father of modern Indian fiction"" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was borm at Katalpara near Naihati, West Bengal. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. He was among the first two Bengalee Graduates.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
1/28/1992Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
8/19/1976The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.