29 DEC TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

Today in Indian History
Events for December 29

29-December-1530	Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts.
29-December-1844	W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
29-December-1885	A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay.
29-December-1904	K. V. Puttappa, famous Kannada poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Hirekodage.
29-December-1909	Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.
29-December-1927	Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died.
29-December-1938	Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74.
29-December-1949	Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.
29-December-1953	The States Reorganisation Commission.
29-December-1957	8,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
29-December-1959	Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
29-December-1965	First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
29-December-1968	Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died.
29-December-1972	Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
29-December-1975	D.K. Barooah elected Congress President.
29-December-1977	World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
29-December-1983	Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
29-December-1984	Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
29-December-1989	Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
29-December-1996	Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
29-December-1997	Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.