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Historical Event on 8/29/1947
A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/18/1998 | Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal. |
| 8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
| 1/25/1932 | Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country. |
| 12/11/1971 | The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent. |
| 5/1/1897 | Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission. |
| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
| 2/25/1993 | Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed. |
| 1/23/1965 | Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started. |
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