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Historical Event on 3/29/1942
Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
| 10/17/1979 | Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences. |
| 1/30/1996 | The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 4/25/1982 | India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan. |
| 9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
| 1/20/1999 | Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award. |
| 8/4/1935 | Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935. |
| 7/1/1999 | K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow. |
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