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Historical Event on 10/29/1964
Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/1658 | 6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail. |
| 10/16/1994 | IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit. |
| 3/22/1906 | Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 2/5/1924 | Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona. |
| 10/31/1975 | Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died. |
| 1/30/1959 | Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai. |
| 3/29/1992 | Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC). |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
| 10/1/1894 | Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta. |
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