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Historical Event on 1/29/1976

Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
9/20/1944Rameshchandra Saxena, a one Test batsman (India vs England 1967), was born in Delhi.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
1/2/1990Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.
7/21/1935Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
5/27/1998Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness.
10/4/1907Riots in Calcutta.