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Historical Event on 7/29/1904

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.

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1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
12/23/1990All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
6/1/1874East India Company was dissolved.
10/23/1990Following the arrest of its President L. K. Advani, who was leading a rathyathra to Ayodhya at Samasthipur in Bihar, BJP withdrew support to National Front Government.
6/29/1908Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.