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Historical Event on 9/29/1959

Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
9/29/1992Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned.
5/3/1896Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala.
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
2/18/1999Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).
9/25/1990S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died.
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
11/23/1926Satya Sai Baba, Hindu universalist renaissance charismatic guru, educationalist and worker of miracles, was born.
11/23/1926Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts.