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Historical Event on 8/29/1959

India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1899Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.
4/5/1989Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.
12/6/1997Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala.
10/11/1984Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died
1/12/1953Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.