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Historical Event on 6/29/1857
Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/26/1997 | India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention. |
| 7/6/1944 | Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'. |
| 2/14/2000 | Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore. |
| 5/14/1907 | Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
| 6/18/1978 | The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened. |
| 12/23/1913 | Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died. |
| 11/14/1993 | Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away. |
| 1/8/1992 | Luggage rate of railway passengers hiked by 30 per cent. |
| 5/31/1926 | Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born. |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
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