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Historical Event on 7/29/1996

Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
6/16/1946C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
8/21/1981Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.
7/7/1917Admiral 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.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.