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Historical Event on 3/29/1978
Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 2/23/1932 | The N. W. Frontier province is created. |
| 6/22/1993 | The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides. |
| 5/15/1997 | Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail. |
| 4/15/1883 | Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born. |
| 4/15/1883 | Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born. |
| 1/29/1996 | S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president. |
| 7/27/1910 | Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away. |
| 6/12/1952 | J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy. |
| 2/20/1928 | Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born. |
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