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Historical Event on 5/29/1967

First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
6/8/1897Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.