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Saturday, July 29, 2023

Today Importance - 29th July

29-July-1748

Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.

29-July-1802

Agreement between the Gaekwad of Baroda and the British regarding the army.

29-July-1876

The Indian Science Congress Association was established at Bowbazar Street, Calcutta.

29-July-1884

Thiagaraja Paramasiva Kailasam, prominent dramatist of Kannada language, was born.

29-July-1891

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer passed away in Kolkata.

29-July-1901

Rudyard Kipling, renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined a growing body of criticism about Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.

29-July-1904

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group of Industries, was born in Paris, France. He was the first Indian pilot to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.

29-July-1911

Mohun Bagan turned into the principal Indian football crew to win the IFA. safeguard

29-July-1927

Madhav Singh Solanki, one of the leaders of Gujarat, was born.

29-July-1979

Chaudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India under the leadership of the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He remained on this post till 14 January 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

29-July-1980

India won gold medal in hockey in Moscow Olympics.

29-July-1983

India's first pilotless aircraft was successfully tested by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.

29-July-1984

Army was sent to Hyderabad to suppress communal riots.

29-July-1987

India and Sri Lanka signed a peace accord in Colombo to end 5 years old ethnic tension. This LTTE position then adds several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multifaceted role that the Navy needed to play.

29-July-1988

28-year-old national badminton champion Syed Modi was shot dead at the KD Singh Stadium in Lucknow.

29-July-1991

Vajappadi K. Union Labor Minister Ramamurthy resigns due to differences on Cauvery water issue

29-July-1993

Two bills to empower the Election Commission to separate religion from politics and ban parties with religious names will be taken up in the Lok Sabha.

29-July-1994

Indian Army killed 27 Muslim militants.

29-July-1994

The opposition has adjourned the proceedings of the Parliament on the 'Action Taken Report' on the JPC investigation.

29-July-1995

Birth of famous bhajan and ghazal singer Anup Jalota.

29-July-1996

Freedom fighter and key player of Quit India Movement Aruna Asaf Ali passed away in New Delhi. He was awarded Bharat Ratna.

29-July-1997

India will revive the 'Agni' intermediate-range ballistic missile programme.

29-July-1997

Rabri Devi inducted 60 ministers, including 22 cabinet-level ministers, increasing the strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.