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Historical Event on 5/29/1982

Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
5/22/1772Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
10/12/1997Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
6/8/1998A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.