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Historical Event on 1/29/1983

Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
2/27/1993Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
4/13/1988Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK.
9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
10/1/1909Gandhiji wrote to Tolstoy regarding Passive Resistance movement.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.