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Historical Event on 1/29/1998

Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
11/16/1993Kashmir's 32-day-old Hazaratbal impasse ends with militants' surrender.
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
10/5/1949A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died.