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Historical Event on 3/29/1849
Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/29/1977 | Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away. |
| 12/7/1856 | First Hindu widow married officially. |
| 12/24/1924 | Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 5/12/1955 | The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum. |
| 3/14/1997 | Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
| 1/12/1993 | Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested. |
| 8/13/1954 | Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 1/4/1881 | Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started. |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
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