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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
7/23/2000Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand.
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
5/8/1997Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.
12/30/1941Gandhiji, at his own request, is relieved of hi-leadership of Congress by Working Committee.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
4/15/1976India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years.
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
8/17/1909Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.
7/1/1999Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).