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Historical Event on 5/29/1982

Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1937Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's), was born in Jamnagar.
12/23/1900Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born.
8/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state.
5/17/1974Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1/10/1975Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
10/27/1969Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.
5/11/1999Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.