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Historical Event on 3/29/1982

Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1985Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
2/12/1993The baggage rules relaxed further.
6/23/1997India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen.
7/10/1994Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
12/16/1867Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus.
5/28/1895Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born.