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Historical Event on 1/29/1976

Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
6/14/1987Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.
4/3/1670Tanaji Malusure, right hand of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, passed away during the battle of Singhgad fort.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
2/24/1880Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
7/6/1999The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault.
4/6/1998India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.