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Historical Event on 12/29/1996
Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1975 | Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away. |
| 10/2/1951 | Dr. Shyamprasad Mukharjee established Bhartiya JanSangh Party. |
| 3/31/1999 | The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched. |
| 4/26/1924 | Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies. |
| 5/14/1992 | LTTE banned in India. |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 6/7/1996 | Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole. |
| 4/30/1958 | Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody. |
| 10/31/1997 | Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai. |
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