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Historical Event on 7/29/1996

Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.

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8/25/1994Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.
6/22/1959Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away.