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Historical Event on 9/29/1993
National Human Rights Commission set up.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
| 1/16/1818 | The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad. |
| 7/4/1999 | The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak. |
| 7/4/1999 | Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away. |
| 4/1/1995 | Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 2/10/1859 | General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny. |
| 6/1/1945 | Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established. |
| 10/31/1920 | Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay. |
| 11/7/1958 | Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan. |
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