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ABHINAV BINDRA |
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October 29, 2010 - He was the first of
many thousands of relay runners who carried the baton for the
New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, across the globe. The New
Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay commenced from
Buckingham Palace on this day with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
II passing the baton in the presence of former President of India,
Pratibha Patil. |
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ANIL KUMBLE |
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October 29, 2008: He played his last test match
on this day; versus Australia. |
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ARPANET |
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October 29, 1969: The first-ever
computer-to-computer link was established on ARPANET, the precursor to
the Internet, on this day. |
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Internal Links for More Information: |
<> PROFILE
<> CROSSWORD <> QUIZ
<> VIDEOS <> |
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HARBHAJAN SINGH |
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October 29, 2015 - He got married with actress
Geeta Basra. |
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| HIRAKUD DAM |
| October 29, 1979 -
Commemorative stamp released |
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INDIA - ECONOMY
INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET |
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October 29, 2007: On this day, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Index,
SENSEX, surpassed the 20,000 points mark for the first time in its
history. |
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KAMALADEVI CHATTOPADHYAY |
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April 29 - Death Anniversary |
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K.P. UMMER |
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October 29 - Death Anniversary |
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| MIHIR SEN |
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October 29-31, 1966 - In the same year Sen was also the first Indian
to swim the Bosphorus (Turkey) in 4 hrs and the
first non-American (and third man) to swim across
the entire (50 mile length) of the Panama Canal in
34 hrs and 15 mins. This unique achievement earned him a place in the
Guinness Book of World Records for long distance
swimming. |
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NATURAL DISASTERS Cyclone-Odisha-1999 |
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October 29, 1999 |
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REEMA SEN |
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October 29 - Birthday |
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TERRORISM IN INDIA
DELHI / NEW DELHI |
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October 29, 2005: The 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings resulted in
killing 62 people and injuring at least 210 others in three explosions.
The bombings came only two days before the important festival of Diwali. |
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VAALI - T.S. RANGARAJAN |
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October 29 - Birth Anniversary |
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VIJENDER SINGH |
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October 29 - Birthday |
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| WORLD RED CROSS DAY |
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October 29, 1863: 16 countries met in Geneva and agreed to form the
International Red Cross. |
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WORLD WAR - I |
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October 29, 1914: Turkey enters the war on the side of the
Central Powers |
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