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Historical Event on 10/29/1997

P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1998India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology.
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.
5/17/19764 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.