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Historical Event on 4/29/1936

Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1965Plutonium Project (Sanyantra) was inaugurated at Trombay, Mumbai.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
12/19/1969Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.
1/10/1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.