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Historical Event on 12/29/1972

Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
12/17/1910Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
10/1/1919Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
6/12/1960783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.
12/28/1896In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.