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Historical Event on 9/29/1988

1988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
6/4/1903Gandhiji established the weekly journal ""Indian Opinion"" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.