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Historical Event on 8/29/1975
Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/12/1801 | William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta. |
| 12/10/1990 | Dr. L. P. Barbosa, Goa CM, resigns following withdrawal of support by Maharashta Gomantak Party. |
| 5/6/1993 | Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled. |
| 10/12/1999 | Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP. |
| 5/1/1947 | Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle. |
| 7/23/1918 | Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 4/14/1916 | Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/28/1877 | Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away. |
| 8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
| 11/11/1973 | India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi. |
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