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Historical Event on 6/29/1857

Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
5/25/1924Ashutosh Mukerjee, famous educationalist, passed away in Dumraon at Bihar .
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
1/14/1905Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born.
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.