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Historical Event on 12/29/1959

Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
6/16/1946C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
7/27/1991Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.