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Historical Event on 9/29/1959
Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1896 | Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P. |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 6/8/1992 | 55-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections. |
| 10/16/1976 | Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting. |
| 8/13/1951 | Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away. |
| 8/25/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio. |
| 12/6/1993 | Samrendra Kundu, former foreign state minister and socialist of Orrisa, passed away. |
| 5/4/1832 | Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly. |
| 3/1/1924 | Naresh Mehta was born. |
| 7/31/1997 | Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant. |
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