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Historical Event on 7/29/1904

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
4/14/1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
1/10/1987Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.