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Historical Event on 8/29/1997
B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989. |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 11/9/1924 | Pandit C. R. Vyas, veteran singer, was born. |
| 5/1/1908 | Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women. |
| 4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
| 2/15/1945 | Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma. |
| 11/5/1605 | Accession of Jahangir |
| 8/6/1992 | A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam. |
| 1/29/1853 | Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born. |
| 6/15/1986 | K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident. |
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