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Historical Event on 12/29/1957
8,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1992 | Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died. |
| 7/5/1957 | Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died.. |
| 2/14/1996 | Supreme Court orders CBI probe into a housing scam in which 8,700 govt. houses were allotted out-of-turn. |
| 3/28/1978 | Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born. |
| 10/18/1906 | Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 2/7/1931 | Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born. |
| 10/2/1910 | Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 9/8/1910 | Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died. |
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