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Historical Event on 10/29/1997
P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/13/1999 | Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India. |
| 12/27/1929 | Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin. |
| 10/30/1908 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu. |
| 8/3/1970 | Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary. |
| 5/17/1992 | Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed. |
| 8/2/1984 | 32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport. |
| 8/25/1998 | Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe. |
| 12/28/1972 | C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died. |
| 11/22/1989 | General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states. |
| 8/1/1992 | Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation. |
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