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Historical Event on 10/29/2000

Jitendra Prasada, senior Congress leader, files nomination papers for the party presidential polls setting the stage for a contest against the incumbent, Ms. Sonia Gandhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
4/3/1912M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
9/1/1942Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army.
12/12/1925Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias ""Dattu"" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowler all-rounder for India), Kolhapur, Maharastra, was born.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
1/30/1959Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai.