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Historical Event on 1/29/1996

S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1981Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres.
11/20/1990Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
10/1/1997Parliamentarian and All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, Chitta Basu died during his journey by Howrah-bound Danaput Express from Patna. He was 72.
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
12/27/1797Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra.
11/23/1919Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli.
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)
7/1/1962Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.