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Historical Event on 8/29/1923
Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1980 | Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40. |
| 1/26/1950 | India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation. |
| 11/18/1936 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died. |
| 1/29/1953 | Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 1/23/1664 | Shahaji Raje died in an accident. |
| 6/30/1997 | Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives. |
| 10/30/1924 | Word Saving Day. |
| 5/25/1894 | Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away. |
| 5/25/1894 | Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India. |
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