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Historical Event on 12/29/1996

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
4/30/1999Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.
4/9/1936SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal village, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab).
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
2/23/1876Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born.
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.