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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
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
10/13/1999No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes.
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
11/16/1998Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda.
9/10/1992All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached.
5/14/1982All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio.
3/10/2000Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government.