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Historical Event on 6/29/1999
An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
| 2/9/1931 | A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi. |
| 8/15/1985 | Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off. |
| 1/28/1902 | Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise. |
| 2/3/1954 | More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad. |
| 7/1/1821 | Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 8/27/1918 | Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born. |
| 1/14/1990 | India and Maldives scrap visas. |
| 1/5/1990 | Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team. |
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