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Historical Event on 6/29/1999

An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
10/27/1926Padmanabh Govind Joshi alias ""Nana"" Joshi, cricket wicketkeeper during 1950's was born in Bar
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
11/13/1935Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP.
9/27/1977Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
3/4/1994Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.