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Historical Event on 11/29/1916

Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.

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4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
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4/18/1992Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
2/17/1994Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
4/22/1840James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away.
3/4/1906Hakim Abdul Majid started his medial dispensary under the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.