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Historical Event on 1/29/1997

Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
6/25/1932India played their first official test match on the ground of Lords against England.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
6/21/1930Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
9/22/1937The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
3/17/1920Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.
11/24/1919Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.