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Historical Event on 9/29/1991
Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/28/1974 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died. |
| 2/19/1996 | Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states. |
| 1/3/1987 | Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died. |
| 4/24/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 2/17/1670 | Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost. |
| 2/9/1991 | India holds the last decennial census of the century. |
| 6/3/1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 11/20/1902 | Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws. |
| 9/4/1927 | World fliers reach Karachi, India. |
| 1/15/1998 | Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years. |
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