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Historical Event on 3/29/1977

S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).

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1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
8/10/1991Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena.
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
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