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Historical Event on 4/29/1957

The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
9/30/199724th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
10/20/1999The Cabinet approves the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill for introduction in the current session of Lok Sabha if time permits.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
7/15/1783Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals.
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
2/10/1859Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India.