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Historical Event on 5/29/1987

Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
6/10/1959Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar.
7/1/1930Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
1/9/1918Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born.
6/20/1858Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
2/18/1974Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque.