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Historical Event on 1/29/1997

Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1993Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections.
1/1/1900Sathya Sai Baba was born
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
12/13/1772Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.