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Historical Event on 6/29/1991
A 32-member Left Front cabinet led by Jyoti Basu sworn in in West Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/21/1878 | Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris. |
| 8/11/2000 | Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away. |
| 5/1/1947 | Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle. |
| 10/26/1990 | V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay. |
| 3/11/1990 | Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 11/21/1947 | First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General. |
| 9/9/1812 | The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000. |
| 8/19/1947 | Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died. |
| 3/22/1739 | Nadir Shah entered Delhi. He gave the signal to one of his soldiers from Sunheri mosque. |
| 2/8/1986 | For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport. |
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