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Historical Event on 5/29/1979

Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1666Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid.
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
10/31/1975Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died.
2/13/1713Sultan Jahandar Shah was strangled to death. Farrukhsiyar captured the throne of Delhi from Jahandar Shah with the assistance of two Sayyid brothers.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
6/15/1982Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.
6/28/1996India opens its office (based in Gaza city) in the area under the Palestinian Authority.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.