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Historical Event on 10/29/1996

Kamini' (Kalpakkam Mini), a 30 KW research reactor which uses man-made Uranium-233 as fuel and the only working reactor of its kind in the world, attains 'criticality'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1907P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born.
4/14/1907Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
7/15/1920Earthquake in Delhi.
7/20/1911Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
9/21/2000J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
5/16/1998India rejects China's charges on N-tests.