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Historical Event on 3/29/1849

Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.

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1/2/2000Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
2/20/1999Mr. Vajpayee travels to Lahore on the inaugural run of the bus between New Delhi and Lahore.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
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1/30/1949Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
9/1/1928Arun Kumar Seal, educationist, was born at Vishnupur.
7/11/1997Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai.