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Historical Event on 9/29/1942
The British police shot Matangini Hazra, a 72-year old woman of Tamluk town in Midnapur district, when she was leading the flag at Tamluk in August movement procession.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/15/1936 | Nabin Chandra Bardoloi, freedom fighter, passed away. He was known for his patriotism and zeal for constructive work and was a forceful and emotional orator and debater and an eminent writer in Assamese litrature. He was also a musician and composed good number of patriotic poems and songs. |
| 10/2/1845 | First Shipping Company of India started. |
| 11/23/1993 | 'The Bullshit'', a Turkish film, wins the Golden Elephant award at the 8th International Childrens film festival in Udaipur. |
| 6/29/1908 | Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born. |
| 6/18/1995 | The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 5/8/1910 | Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity. |
| 7/29/1979 | Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
| 12/21/1952 | Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour. |
| 10/1/1941 | No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar. |
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