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Historical Event on 10/29/1992

Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1918Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
3/12/1944No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram.
5/28/1972Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
10/10/1946Noakhali Massacre.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
7/5/1999Two buses, which were inaugurated from Dhaka, arrive in Calcutta.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
7/27/1959Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.