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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 |
| 3/20/1921 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 12/15/1965 | Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river. |
| 6/1/1992 | S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93). |
| 11/15/1991 | Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant. |
| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 11/13/1935 | Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP. |
| 12/25/1763 | Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops. |
| 3/22/1964 | 200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela. |
| 5/13/1994 | Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament. |
| 2/1/1910 | Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar. |
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