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Historical Event on 9/29/2000

The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
9/6/1975Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines.
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
11/15/1937Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
10/4/1857Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
11/8/1997India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.