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Historical Event on 9/29/1971

Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
9/12/1912T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu.
7/30/1957Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.
2/18/1941There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.