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Historical Event on 7/29/1995

Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born.

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8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
8/27/1995Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
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8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.