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Historical Event on 5/29/1658

Dara Shukoh was utterly defeated by Aurangzeb in the battle of Samugarh near Agra.

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6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
4/3/1932Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan.
4/29/1936Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
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3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
4/20/1971India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.