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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 |
| 1/9/1946 | Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away. |
| 8/7/1985 | Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia. |
| 10/12/1993 | RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy. |
| 9/23/1858 | Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died. |
| 3/2/1930 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded. |
| 1/14/1843 | Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born. |
| 10/27/2000 | The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively. |
| 4/18/1612 | Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum. |
| 7/23/1912 | Kilachand Ambalal, great industrialist, was born. |
| 2/15/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema. |
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