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Historical Event on 4/29/1960

Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
6/22/1948Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.
6/22/1948Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli.
3/5/1916Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born.
2/22/1997India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
2/12/1932Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.
12/19/1966Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.