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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 |
| 2/17/1994 | Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years. |
| 3/19/1973 | Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47. |
| 10/17/1915 | Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur. |
| 12/19/1860 | Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died. |
| 3/26/1989 | Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'. |
| 6/30/1965 | Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch. |
| 7/28/1972 | India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir. |
| 5/19/1954 | The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board. |
| 6/27/1922 | Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born. |
| 3/2/1952 | Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company. |
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