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Historical Event on 5/29/1967

First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
11/18/1937Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22), was born in Delhi.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
2/1/1964Judge Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 15.03.1966.
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.