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Historical Event on 11/29/1996

Shaleem I. Shervani, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and President, ICMR Governing Body, was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year long celebrations of the 85th year of ICMR at New Delhi. He released a special issue of the ICMR Bulletin on this occasion and presented momentos to the former Additional Directors-General and Directors-General of the ICMR.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1881Ram Rachhpal, son of Sukhi Ram, called 'Chhotu', freedom fighter, politician and leader, was born in a 'Jat' famlily in a small village Garhi Sampla in Rohpak district. His life was a saga of sincere and ceaseless striving to improve the condition of the poor peasants in India, popularly known as 'Deenbandhu'.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.
7/23/1923Navinchandra Chimanlal Pandya, great educationist, was born at Prantij, Ahmedabad.
10/12/1976Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died.
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.