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Historical Event on 1/29/1977
Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/10/1858 | Manilal Nathubhai Dwivedi, great author and father of modern Gujarati poems, was born. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 9/26/1977 | Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances. |
| 9/18/1995 | Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died. |
| 1/9/1946 | Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away. |
| 1/21/1910 | Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born. |
| 9/8/1993 | Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded. |
| 10/12/1935 | Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, was born |
| 8/20/1997 | Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder. |
| 12/28/1981 | Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children. |
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