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Historical Event on 7/29/1987

India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1986Smita Patil, famous film actress, passed away.
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
1/10/1912Prodosh Kusum Das Gupta, great artist and professor, was born at Dacca, Bangladesh.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
11/8/1966Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
11/8/1947Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.