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Historical Event on 1/29/1781
First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/29/1781 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 3/23/2000 | Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar). |
| 5/31/1987 | Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India. |
| 12/25/1979 | Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
| 6/16/1951 | Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi. |
| 3/8/1957 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away. |
| 7/15/1948 | Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union). |
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