29th Feb – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 29th of February in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 29th of February

Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and served between 1977 and 1979 as the 4th Prime Minister of India and led the government formed by the Janata Party.

Rukmini Devi Neelakanda Sastri (29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986) was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal rights and welfare. She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Janvi Chheda is an Indian television actress.She was in CID as Inspector Shreya. Her first episode in CID was “Raaz Sar Aur Haath Ka” (The Secret of the Head and Hand) which was aired on 30 June 2012.

C.S. Seshadri FRS (born 29 February 1932) is an eminent Indian mathematician. He is the founder and Director-Emeritus of the Chennai Mathematical Institute, and is known for his work in algebraic geometry.

Mamunur Rashid (born 29 February 1948) is a Bangladeshi actor, director and scriptwriter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 by the Government of Bangladesh.

Notable Moments

1692 Sarah Good & Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft in Salem.

1776 The famous Purandar treaty signed between Britishers and Marathas.

1992 Rupee made partly convertible and Income Tax rates reduced in the Union budget.

1997 Government lifts curbs on many consumer goods imports in a move to liberalise imports.

1940 Shrachandra Dayarnav Kopardekar, editor, author and publisher, was born.

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