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Historical Event on 3/29/1999

A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1936Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay.
10/9/1994Kamal Bose, great photographer, died.
7/31/1919Hemchandra ""Hemu"" Ramchandra Adhikari, cricketer (right-handed batsman 1947-59), was born in Baroda.
9/12/1998India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
2/19/1818Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
9/10/1911Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh.
3/7/1942Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra.
7/31/1865Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62.