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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 |
| 11/24/1969 | Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab. |
| 3/31/1930 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva. |
| 9/7/1955 | All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government. |
| 12/15/1859 | S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born. |
| 12/5/1905 | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 4/1/1993 | National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories. |
| 7/16/1929 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres. |
| 7/16/1929 | Meerabai, saint poet, passed away. |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
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