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Historical Event on 1/29/1979
Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/24/1918 | Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born. |
| 4/20/1960 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away. |
| 4/18/1966 | Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away. |
| 2/1/1894 | Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born. |
| 3/5/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June. |
| 5/12/1998 | Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT. |
| 2/2/1956 | The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar. |
| 7/1/1902 | K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex. |
| 2/2/1968 | TERLS dedicated to the United Nations. |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
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