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Historical Event on 8/29/1947

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
6/5/1995A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
12/14/1812Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
11/10/1990Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
12/16/1992The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents.
10/13/1999Chandrababu Naidu, TDP leader, said that his party would support the NDA Government unconditionally.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.