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Historical Event on 7/29/1991

Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
11/3/1929Dr. Hemant Vishnu Inamdar, thesis writer and editor, was born.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
2/5/1931Krishna Film Co., Bombay produced a 7,659 feet long 'Krishnatone Talkie Programme No. 1, which was released quite before the release of 'Alam Ara,' first talkie film of India. The Krishnatone Programme was censored at C.C. No. 9906 on February 5 and the programme contained the following: (1) Arabic Song (2) Indian Orchestra No.1 (3) Indian Orchestra No.2 (4) Indian Orchestra No.3 (5) Jal Tarang Solo (6) Hindi Song No. 1 (7) Hindi Song No.2 (8) Hindi Song No. 3 (9) Bengali Song (10) Garba No. 1 (11) Garba No. 2 (12) Gujarati Comic Song (13) Hindi Chorus Song No. 1 (14) Hindi Chorus Song No. 2 (15) Dilruba Solo (16) Violin Solo (17) Goanese Song.
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.