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Historical Event on 9/29/2000
The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/15/1991 | Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement. |
| 12/15/1991 | Rana Sanga of Mewar, who had built up an extensive and powerful kingdom over the central and western regions of Northern India, passed away. Mughal Emperor Babur captured Chanderi Fort from Medini Rai, Rana Sangram Singh one of the Lieutenants. |
| 7/22/1996 | 1996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. |
| 9/14/1965 | Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports. |
| 7/16/1917 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born. |
| 10/28/1888 | Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment. |
| 2/20/1999 | India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service. |
| 1/26/1965 | Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India. |
| 8/3/1960 | Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur. |
| 2/14/1996 | President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation. |
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