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Historical Event on 7/29/1987

India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
12/17/1645Noorjahan Begum passed away.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
8/13/1795Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
11/10/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.