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Historical Event on 9/29/1992

Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
10/27/1923Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
6/13/1879Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, revolutionary, was born.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.