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Historical Event on 6/29/1893

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1865George V, King of England (1910-36), was born.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
2/3/1925First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
11/10/1960B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-03-1961
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.