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Historical Event on 1/29/1997

Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
12/15/1749Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
1/8/1995Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away.
6/15/1991About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
9/4/1880Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
5/1/1946Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
3/24/1968Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration.
8/19/1947Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died.