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Historical Event on 11/29/1989

Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1989Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
10/10/1998Justice Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand was appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
10/16/1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
4/5/1940Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"".