29 January: What Happened On This Day in History

Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, defeated the Rana Sanga, the king of Mewar, and captured the fort of Chanderi.

Publication of the country’s first newspaper ‘Hikki Gazette’ or ‘Bengal Gazette’ or ‘Calcutta General Advertiser’ from Calcutta began. The editor of this English-language newspaper was James Augustus Hickey.

Kansas became the 34th state of the United States.

Carl Benz patented the world’s first motor vehicle.

Germany invades France for the first time in World War I.

Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.

Ramakrishna Mission Culture Institute was established.

Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.

Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.

Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar "Kaka Saheb" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.

'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.

Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.

Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.

India’s first jumbo train (two-engined), Tamil Nadu Express, began from New Delhi station for Madras (now Chennai).

The government of India repealed the Air Corporation Act 1953. Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.

Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.

India’s fast bowler Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the first over in Test cricket.

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.

Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.

Alabama bunker hostage crisis: After shooting and killing of school bus driver, 66 years old Charles Albert Poland, Jr, by 65 year old Vietnam War era veteran, Jimmy Lee Dykes

Quebec City mosque shooting: Alexandre Bissonnette opens fire at mosque in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, killing six and wounding 19 others in a spree shooting.