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Historical Event on 12/29/1996

Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
6/15/1960Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
10/19/1925B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born.
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
9/11/1913Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.