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Historical Event on 8/29/1905

Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
10/17/1997Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
11/19/1994Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.
10/21/1934Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.