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Historical Event on 7/29/1904
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 11/19/1999 | New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. |
| 1/29/1968 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died. |
| 12/16/2000 | Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International. |
| 2/18/1996 | Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya. |
| 5/26/1957 | Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay. |
| 6/26/1995 | Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population. |
| 11/29/1959 | Govind Sakharam Serdesai, Jagirdar Raobahadur, passed away. |
| 8/22/1992 | Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party. |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
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