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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 04/29/1998 |
The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99. |
| 04/29/2000 |
The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration. |
| 04/29/1639 |
Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 04/29/1848 |
Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala. |
| 04/29/1882 |
Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born. |
| 04/29/1909 |
Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra. |
| 04/29/1924 |
Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born. |
| 04/29/1936 |
Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 04/29/1939 |
Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India. |
| 04/29/1947 |
Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 04/29/1948 |
Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
| 04/29/1954 |
India accepted Tibet as a part of China. |
| 04/29/1957 |
The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India. |
| 04/29/1960 |
Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 04/29/1979 |
Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 04/29/1997 |
R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 04/29/1998 |
India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/17/1973 | Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died. |
| 10/13/1911 | Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died. |
| 08/17/1761 | William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people. |
| 09/11/1985 | Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India. |
| 10/28/1997 | Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31. |
| 03/14/1993 | India seeks Interpol's assistance in investigating the sources of bomb blasts in Bombay. |
| 05/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 03/18/1915 | British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people. |
| 06/20/0712 | Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. |
| 03/01/1971 | Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc. |
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