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Historical Event on 12/29/1965
First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1995 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years. |
| 7/3/1992 | Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away. |
| 1/23/1664 | Shahaji Raje died in an accident. |
| 5/18/1926 | Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 3/24/1974 | Lokprabha weekly started its publication. |
| 5/28/1966 | B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973. |
| 9/18/1803 | Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India. |
| 7/15/1980 | Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away. |
| 9/22/1789 | Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department. |
| 7/31/1865 | Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62. |
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