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Historical Event on 6/29/1998

Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1982Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
3/29/1992Shri Anand Rishiji Maharaj 1008 , Acharya Samrat of 'Jain Shraman Sangh', passed away.
9/2/1992Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.
5/10/1977Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
5/19/1992Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.