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Historical Event on 5/29/1968
Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1970 | The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi. |
| 2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
| 1/21/1820 | Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born. |
| 12/10/1979 | Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize. |
| 10/13/1967 | Vasant Prabhu, famous music director, died. |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
| 9/4/1983 | INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully. |
| 8/29/1997 | B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics. |
| 1/2/1993 | Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya. |
| 2/11/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta. |
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