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Historical Event on 12/29/1968
Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1872 | Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra. |
| 8/18/1872 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
| 5/27/1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India. |
| 4/3/1998 | Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"". |
| 6/9/1998 | 81 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone. |
| 12/1/1989 | National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties. |
| 3/31/1999 | The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched. |
| 7/16/1909 | Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana. |
| 6/16/1920 | Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born. |
| 9/2/1970 | Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi. |
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