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Historical Event on 6/29/1966

Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1900Tiruvenkata Rajendra Seshadri, one of the founders of Organic Chemistry in India, was born at Kulittalai in Tamil Nadu.
11/6/1998Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
7/18/1990Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.