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Historical Event on 4/29/1960

Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.

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8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
4/2/1933Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
10/24/2000Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
12/22/1866Mazharul Haque, great social reformer, nationalist, journalist, poet, writer and politician, was born at Bahpura, Bihar.
4/18/1930Surya Sen alias Masterda attacked on Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.