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Historical Event on 4/29/1960

Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1919Naushad, famous film music director, was born.
7/26/1956Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died.
7/14/1656Guru Har Kishan, the eight Sikh, was born.
4/10/1935Vasudevaru Kesavaru (K.V. Manalikkera), famous writer and poet, was born at Madras.
3/29/1952India enters into a war with Japan.
6/16/1990GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.
3/21/1836National Library was established.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
2/23/1998Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.