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Historical Event on 1/29/1997
Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/26/1957 | Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay. |
2/16/1905 | Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
3/19/1911 | Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"". |
2/17/1993 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"". |
7/2/1999 | Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). |
11/19/1994 | Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi. |
1/5/1948 | Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan. |
3/29/1996 | SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari). |
4/3/1950 | Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born. |
6/10/1955 | Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born. |
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