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Historical Event on 7/29/1988

Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
1/14/1989'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
3/10/1873Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born.
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
10/31/1920Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
1/5/1995Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..