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Historical Event on 5/29/1973
Jo Paul Ancheri, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trichur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1994.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/26/1977 | Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances. |
9/24/1873 | Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'. |
8/8/1912 | Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
4/3/1994 | Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns. |
3/23/1931 | Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution). |
12/13/1984 | The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect. |
8/20/1997 | Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate. |
4/7/1935 | Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died. |
10/21/1995 | Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil. |
7/16/1909 | Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana. |
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