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Historical Event on 7/29/1979
Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/26/1989 | Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'. |
7/23/1912 | Kilachand Ambalal, great industrialist, was born. |
11/21/1991 | R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants. |
1/24/1995 | 3,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million. |
2/14/1924 | Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh. |
7/16/1969 | Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet. |
10/9/1996 | PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14. |
3/30/1923 | New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax. |
10/1/1887 | Pandit Hridaynath Ajudhianath Kunzru, politician and social worker, was born at Agra. |
4/13/1982 | Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away. |
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