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Historical Event on 10/29/1996

Kamini' (Kalpakkam Mini), a 30 KW research reactor which uses man-made Uranium-233 as fuel and the only working reactor of its kind in the world, attains 'criticality'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1985Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
8/26/1909Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.
3/17/1989Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
3/1/1998Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
5/12/1992Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.
1/9/1935Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur.
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
2/10/1927Dashrathi (Dashrathi Krishnamacharya), famous Telgu poet, was born.