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Historical Event on 8/29/1956

India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
4/2/1991Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.
12/11/1931Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.
5/27/1952United Nationalist Party and the Indian Democratic Party combined to form one opposition party - National Democratic Party with Dr. S. P. Mukherjee as leader.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
9/7/1968Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.