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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 |
| 1/6/1980 | In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections. |
| 10/15/1888 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'. |
| 5/9/1992 | M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal. |
| 2/1/1831 | The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta. |
| 2/1/1831 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 10/13/1911 | Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died. |
| 12/12/1996 | India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water. |
| 9/22/1687 | Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom. |
| 5/23/1924 | Venkatraman Narayan Swamy, cricketer (one Test v NZ in 1955, DNB, 0-45), was born in Calicut. |
| 2/13/1999 | The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal. |
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