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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Today Importance - 29th October

29-October-1851

The British Indian Association was established in Bengal, with Radha Kant Dev as its president and Debendranath Tagore as its secretary.

29-October-1920

Jamia Millia Islamia was founded by Dr. Zakir Hussain and his colleagues in Aligarh. The 'Khilafat' and the non-cooperation movement were an integral part of the political animation.

29-October-1929

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was born Manipalli Narayan Chalaya Bankot.

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29-October-1930

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was sent back to jail for two years after the speech he gave in Allahabad the day after his release from jail.

29-October-1935

Great industrialist Narendra Kumar Chhajera was born.

29-October-1947

Popular Mysore cabinet took oath.

29-October-1952

Amalgamation of Ispat Nigam of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Limited under the same name with effect from 1 January 1953.

29-October-1958

Dhondo Keshav Karve, the first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, was awarded the Bharat Ratna Award.

29-October-1961

The new Nikhil Bharat Muslim League was established.

29-October-1962

China attacked India.

29-October-1964

Priceless and irreplaceable gems including the famous 'Star of India' measuring 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA in a daring heist. Due to the economy a few years ago, the alarm system that kept all night watches in Jewel Hall was turned off. The jewellery was not insured due to the high cost of premium. During this period some other jewellery was also looted.

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29-October-1967

Indian philosopher Kurtakoti Lingangaund passed away.

29-October-1971

The cyclone and tsunami hit the state of Orissa and 10,000 people lost their lives.

29-October-1988

Freedom fighter and political leader Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay passed away.

29-October-1990

Popular Hindi film actor Vinod Mehra passed away.

29-October-1991

Janata Dal leaders, including the Vice President, arrested Singh while going to Ayodhya.

29-October-1991

Barrister Waman Birlinge (Dada Saheb), great freedom fighter, former Rajya Sabha member and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.

29-October-1992

Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presenting his credentials to President Chen Herzog in Jerusalem.

29-October-1996

Gujarat Chief Minister Shankar Singh Vaghela won the trust vote.

29-October-1996

'Kamini' (Kalpakam Mini), a 30 kilowatt research reactor using man-made uranium-233 as fuel and the world's only working reactor, has garnered 'criticism'.

29-October-1997

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that the Indian rupee would be made fully and freely convertible by the year 2000.

29-October-1999

Anubhav Group Chairman C. Natesan was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly defrauding investors of Rs 1.16 crore.

29-October-1999

L.K. Home Minister Advani said that the Center is in touch with the cyclone-affected states.

29-October-2000

Senior Congress leader Jitendra Prasad has filed nomination papers for the party president election, setting the stage for a contest against incumbent Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.