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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 04/29/1998 |
The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99. |
| 04/29/2000 |
The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration. |
| 04/29/1639 |
Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 04/29/1848 |
Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala. |
| 04/29/1882 |
Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born. |
| 04/29/1909 |
Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra. |
| 04/29/1924 |
Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born. |
| 04/29/1936 |
Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 04/29/1939 |
Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India. |
| 04/29/1947 |
Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 04/29/1948 |
Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
| 04/29/1954 |
India accepted Tibet as a part of China. |
| 04/29/1957 |
The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India. |
| 04/29/1960 |
Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 04/29/1979 |
Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 04/29/1997 |
R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 04/29/1998 |
India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 03/21/1982 | Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao forms Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 01/31/2000 | All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged. |
| 05/08/1815 | Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony. |
| 08/30/1645 | Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty. |
| 03/11/1997 | Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists. |
| 02/21/1991 | The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law. |
| 08/22/1877 | Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great painter, philosopher, linguist, critic, art researcher in the East, was born at Colombo in Sri Lanka. |
| 12/23/1889 | Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 02/19/1993 | SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland. |
| 09/18/1925 | Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
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