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Historical Event on 12/29/1938

Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1975Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
11/30/2000Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
12/19/1988Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.