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Historical Event on 5/29/1992

Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1916Margaret Lockwood, film actress of 'Lady Vanishes' fame, was born in Karachi, India.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
5/18/1992President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
2/8/1912Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.
11/6/1930First Round Table Conference held at London.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.