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Historical Event on 1/29/1998

Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
6/17/1928Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.
4/9/1991Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.
6/4/1997Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.
4/29/1948Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away.
6/16/1946Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).