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Historical Event on 10/29/1971
Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/2/1941 | Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29. |
| 5/2/1981 | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away. |
| 1/30/1988 | Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away. |
| 2/18/1665 | The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England. |
| 4/16/1963 | Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away. |
| 10/23/1934 | Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress. |
| 4/27/1994 | Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21. |
| 7/20/1986 | India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. |
| 11/5/1605 | Accession of Jahangir |
| 8/29/1991 | Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service. |
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