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Historical Event on 8/29/1923

Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder who played Test for India in 1952-53, was born in Nagpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1931Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.
9/17/1892Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
4/2/1877Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.
4/1/1995The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.