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Historical Event on 4/29/1947
Abolition of ""untouchability"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/29/1947 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe. |
| 1/16/1948 | Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims. |
| 6/28/1986 | Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram. |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
| 6/30/1981 | President's rule imposed in Assam. |
| 12/15/1991 | Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement. |
| 10/4/1907 | Riots in Calcutta. |
| 1/4/1998 | V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made. |
| 11/28/1704 | Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born. |
| 1/12/1992 | Punjab election set for February 19. |
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