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Historical Event on 6/29/1998

Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
3/3/1993Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra.
3/31/1993J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
10/10/1999Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
4/22/1942Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.