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Historical Event on 9/29/1996

Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
4/15/1946The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
8/3/1905Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P.
4/30/1991BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government.
10/24/2000Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.
11/7/1893Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, passed away at the age of 37.
8/22/1993The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.