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Historical Event on 8/29/1993

Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1949New Union of Greater Rajasthan was ceremonially inaugurated by Patel when the existing Union of Rajasthan was joined by four premier states of Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Hiralal Shastri became its first Chief Minister.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
7/9/1996A Delhi court summoned former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to face trial as an accused in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case in which godman Chandraswami was already facing trial.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
2/1/1990Governors named for 14 states.
8/14/1900S. K. Patil, Congress leader, was born.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
9/24/1992Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.