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Historical Event on 6/29/1999

An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1906Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad.
8/10/1993Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
2/15/1924Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.
10/30/1924Word Saving Day.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
6/29/199324 jawans were killed in ambush by NSCN militants in Manipur.
11/24/1992It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana