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Historical Event on 12/29/1996

Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1991The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained.
12/22/1843Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.
10/4/2000Kashmir has been the cause of tensions between India and Pakistan and foreign interference should be stopped,'' said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
8/6/1997Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void.
6/13/1992Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away.
4/2/1996Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.