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Historical Event on 7/29/1997
India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1996 | CBI detects a chain of bank transactions between August '93 and February '96 by four JMM leaders. |
| 10/13/1999 | Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 5/12/1984 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras. |
| 2/3/1995 | The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, notified after 7 months of Presidential assent, becomes enforceable. |
| 2/15/1992 | Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language). |
| 1/19/1892 | Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born. |
| 12/25/1932 | King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech. |
| 9/20/1940 | Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born. |
| 4/5/1993 | G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards. |
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