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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
11/28/1998The Congress(I) wins the Assembly elections in Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
7/22/1981India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.
3/11/1990Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.
5/12/1992Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
7/3/1997Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.
3/29/1914Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram came in India.
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.