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Historical Event on 9/29/1906

Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1948Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination.
12/29/1968Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died.
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
8/4/1935General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.
10/31/1963Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
4/10/1995Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, first non-Congress Prime Minister of India (1977-79) and Chief Minister of Bombay, passed away at the age of 99. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
9/16/1916D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
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.