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Historical Event on 7/29/1991

Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
7/26/1994Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
10/15/1946Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India.