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Historical Event on 1/29/1853

Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1612East India Company's Navy eastablished.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
5/11/1999Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.
8/19/1910Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
2/16/1927Rail service started between India and Nepal.
10/6/1974Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.
12/21/1929Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.