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Historical Event on 12/29/1953
The States Reorganisation Commission.
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| 6/23/1985 | Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
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| 3/19/1982 | Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli. |
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