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Historical Event on 12/31/1929
At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/29/1971 | Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives. |
| 5/28/1895 | Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born. |
| 1/6/1832 | Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started. |
| 11/21/1947 | First Stamp of Independent India was released |
| 1/16/1992 | Prices of steel and iron decontrolled. |
| 1/14/1760 | Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally. |
| 3/30/1992 | Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award.. |
| 4/9/1695 | Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav. |
| 7/25/1929 | Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born. |
| 12/11/1967 | 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed. |
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