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Historical Event on 5/29/1936
Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/4/1907 | Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away. |
3/20/1997 | Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory. |
10/1/1997 | Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. |
5/4/1783 | Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty. |
2/21/1953 | Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM. |
9/8/1972 | Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich. |
10/15/1676 | King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay. |
3/10/1922 | Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati. |
1/23/1809 | Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa. |
11/29/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support. |
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