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Historical Event on 8/29/1612

Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1958Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.
2/20/2000India-born Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh (52), leader of New Democratic Party, sworn in Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier of British Columbia.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
11/7/1995G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
5/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
6/6/1867Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.