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Historical Event on 12/29/1909

Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1984Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras.
3/12/1993Powerful bomb blasts at twelve various places in Mumbai takes 317 lives.
2/16/1932Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.
4/2/1992Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away.
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
4/22/1994Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.