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Historical Event on 8/29/1947

A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
1/28/1976Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
6/6/1997New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being.
4/24/1973Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
6/16/1946Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.
1/4/1924Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.