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Historical Event on 9/29/1959

Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
7/4/1897Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan).
9/19/1997India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.
7/14/1923Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan).
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
12/23/1845Rasbhihari Ghosh, famous patriot and law expert, was born.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.