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Historical Event on 1/29/1975

West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
6/1/1993Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
6/3/1997Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet.
2/6/2000''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.