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Historical Event on 7/29/1979

Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
8/15/1949Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
12/21/1881Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Rajim, M.P.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.