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Historical Event on 3/29/1977

S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1919British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
3/15/1919Osmania University was established at Hyderabad.
2/17/1994Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India.
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
11/8/1990Congress (I) extends support to Chandrasekhar to form Government, even as BJP and Left parties decline the request of President R. Venkataraman to form Government. Rajasthan BJP CM Bhairon Singh Shekhwat wins confidence motion with the help of Janata Dal rebels (116-80).
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
7/6/1942Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods.
10/15/1961Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad.