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Historical Event on 11/29/1952
First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1997 | Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil. |
| 9/4/1665 | Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj. |
| 2/2/1862 | Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court. |
| 7/17/1948 | Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service. |
| 8/11/1893 | First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra. |
| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 6/17/1965 | Motilal, famous actor, died. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 9/26/1793 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal. |
| 10/25/1995 | Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN. |
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