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Historical Event on 6/29/1901

Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.
5/9/1959Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
1/4/1889Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born.
1/4/1889Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
9/14/1991Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.
3/22/1907Perturbed by a new law restricting Asiatic immigrants, Mohandas Gandhi, a young Indian attorney now living in South Africa, organized a campaign of civil disobedience to resist the statute popular bill passed by the new Boer government of the Transvaal Colony. The Asiatic Registration Bill was considered by Gandhi unjust and discriminatory to the large Chinese and Indian populations. However, the government expressed the belief that the ordinance was popular. ""Over 90 percent of the white people thoroughly approve of it,"" said Sir Gilbert Parker, a Conservative member of Parliament.
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.