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Historical Event on 6/29/1857

Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
4/16/1848Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
7/1/1958Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.
12/25/1763Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops.
12/6/1976Nana Patil, great revolutionary, passed away.
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.