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Historical Event on 10/29/1997
P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/26/1976 | V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'. |
| 3/4/1858 | J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands. |
| 2/10/1859 | General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny. |
| 1/24/1948 | Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*). |
| 4/15/1948 | Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award. |
| 5/20/1965 | Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit. |
| 8/12/1946 | Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government. |
| 11/10/1909 | Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke. |
| 9/23/1903 | Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born. |
| 7/2/1999 | Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict. |
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