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Historical Event on 8/29/1994

Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.
2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
7/3/1997Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
1/19/1976C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
9/2/1911Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara.
5/6/1944Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.