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Historical Event on 1/29/1997

Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1876Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
3/4/2000Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
3/13/1978Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away.
9/23/1996Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).
7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
11/11/1980The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.'
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
3/27/1999World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.