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Historical Event on 9/29/1959
Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1994 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"". |
| 7/12/1960 | Ranchi University was established. |
| 10/23/1973 | Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died. |
| 1/17/1923 | Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born. |
| 4/5/1990 | Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill. |
| 1/21/1952 | Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| 9/21/1995 | Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi. |
| 11/20/1888 | Gurunath Bewoor, director general, was born at Bewoor village, district Bijapur. |
| 6/27/1838 | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, ""the father of modern Indian fiction"" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was borm at Katalpara near Naihati, West Bengal. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. He was among the first two Bengalee Graduates. |
| 2/13/1945 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
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