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Historical Event on 9/29/1993

National Human Rights Commission set up.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1641United East Indian Company conquers city of Malakka, 7,000 killed.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
4/2/1993MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.
12/12/1964Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
9/28/1929Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).