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Historical Event on 1/29/1996
S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1994 | India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 12/10/1936 | Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI. |
| 12/10/1936 | Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul. |
| 1/14/1851 | Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart. |
| 1/2/1899 | Monks started living in Belur Math. |
| 11/7/1936 | Chandrakant Devtale, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 5/27/1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India. |
| 2/24/1995 | Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur. |
| 7/24/1989 | A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal. |
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