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Historical Event on 6/29/1873

Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1848Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
5/12/1952Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India's Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
5/17/1993Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns; Dy. CM Wilfred D'Souza elected to succeed.
8/20/1917Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
7/31/1988Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
8/8/1946India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles.