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Historical Event on 4/29/2000
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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1829 | Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre) |
| 2/16/1993 | Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy. |
| 7/7/1855 | As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army. |
| 8/4/1937 | Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, famous lawyer, philosopher, ancient researcher and eminent historian, died at Patna. |
| 7/28/1909 | Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras. |
| 10/27/1998 | L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86. |
| 2/15/1993 | India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras. |
| 2/18/1911 | Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction. |
| 1/16/1995 | Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation. |
| 10/23/1996 | Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
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