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Historical Event on 11/29/1926

Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born.

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1/21/1978Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
9/1/1988Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.
8/3/1905Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P.
6/22/1917Mohy-id-Din Hajini, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Kashmir (Hajin).
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
12/17/1910Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.
7/3/1997Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.