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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 |
| 5/27/1857 | Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur. |
| 11/10/1901 | Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab. |
| 3/24/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India. |
| 3/10/1997 | Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva. |
| 1/22/1899 | Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born. |
| 9/6/1975 | Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines. |
| 10/11/1941 | Amitabh Bachchan, famous film actor, was born. |
| 3/2/1933 | Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 5/7/1958 | Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha. |
| 8/22/1994 | Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives. |
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