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Historical Event on 3/29/1979

Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
5/18/1932Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
10/30/1999G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.
6/25/1945Lord Vevil talk to the Indian political leaders.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.