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Historical Event on 1/29/1979

Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
5/6/2000Benoy Krishna Chowdhury (89), veteran freedom fighter and prominent CPI(M) leader, died at a Government Hospital in Calcutta.
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/22/1901Nirmal Kumar Bose was born.
2/3/1998The BJP releases its election manifesto promising to make India a nuclear state; build a Ram temple at Ayodha and work for a uniform civil code.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.