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Historical Event on 7/29/1979
Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1985 | Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur. |
| 10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
| 12/31/1941 | Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 12/14/1901 | Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. |
| 10/25/1964 | First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'. |
| 11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
| 3/3/1997 | Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 12/26/1917 | Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 2/22/1977 | Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled. |
| 9/15/1862 | Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born. |
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