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Historical Event on 3/29/1979

Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1979Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
8/11/1916Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.
8/11/1916Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same.
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
6/11/1907Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat .
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
4/20/1930The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.