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Historical Event on 12/29/1996

Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1991UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls .
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
7/25/1958Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.
2/9/1984Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras.
9/29/1992Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
8/4/2000Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.