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Historical Event on 12/29/1959
Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1873 | Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'. |
| 1/29/1997 | Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai. |
| 10/16/1997 | Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial). |
| 2/2/1915 | Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 3/26/1918 | Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore. |
| 11/20/1969 | Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs Australia in Kanpur. |
| 8/27/1998 | India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide. |
| 12/13/1989 | Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison. |
| 3/5/1905 | Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh. |
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