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Historical Event on 7/29/1996

Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1996Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
4/2/1877Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
10/6/1862Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.