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Historical Event on 10/29/1958
Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1990 | The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90). |
| 3/9/1997 | Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died. |
| 1/18/1942 | Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 3/21/1998 | Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate. |
| 2/14/1755 | Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away. |
| 1/26/1972 | Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli. |
| 12/20/1993 | Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years. |
| 1/26/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day. |
| 1/29/1853 | Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born. |
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