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Historical Event on 5/29/1953
Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/15/1999 | Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet. |
12/20/1959 | Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur. |
9/4/1825 | Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'. |
8/22/1933 | Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years. |
4/30/1896 | Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees. |
11/13/1998 | Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali. |
2/12/1996 | President S.D. Sharma in Kerala. |
9/4/1993 | Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc. |
3/15/1920 | Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born. |
4/12/1987 | V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place. |
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