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Historical Event on 4/8/1929

Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1928Lala Lajpat Rai died in Lahore after being seriously wounded in the barbarous lathi charge of 30th October. He is referred as the ""Lion of Punjab"" or ""Punjab Kesari"" and is remembered as freedom fighter, nationalist, educationist, lawyer, thinker, writer, social reformer, orator and a passionate fighter for the revival of the ancient Indian culture and
11/5/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
12/14/1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.