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Historical Event on 7/29/1979
Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 10/31/1919 | Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born. |
| 1/10/1920 | India became member of League of Nations. |
| 12/13/1772 | Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara. |
| 3/3/1891 | Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created. |
| 12/17/1905 | Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
| 5/12/1993 | Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 12/8/1980 | Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi. |
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