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Historical Event on 7/29/1748
Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
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| 12/27/1975 | 372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state. |
| 4/14/1962 | Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award. |
| 10/20/1992 | Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire. |
| 1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
| 9/9/1947 | Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great philosopher, linguist, art historian, painter and critic, died at Needham, Boston. |
| 1/25/1983 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982). |
| 5/22/1997 | At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city. |
| 8/2/1970 | Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary. |
| 11/11/1913 | Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa. |
| 4/5/1990 | Lok Sabha passes the Punjab Bill. |
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