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Historical Event on 7/29/1987

India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
11/9/1992Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy.
7/16/1996Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence.
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
7/29/1884Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
3/10/1940Banwarilal Bhagwandas Purohit, famous leader of Vidarbha, was born.
3/31/1964Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
6/11/1997Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.
5/8/1994Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.
11/13/1998Tendulkar blazes as India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah beating Zimbabwe in the final.