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Historical Event on 4/29/1979

Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1998University and college teachers affiliated to the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations call off their nation-wide strike.
4/14/1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.
2/1/1901Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
2/2/1967US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.