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1921 BUCKINGHAM AND CARNATIC
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29 August 1921 - the police opened fire killing six
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AJMAL KASAB |
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August 29, 2012: The verdict of his
sentence to death was upheld by the Supreme Court of India. |
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A.K. ANTONY |
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August 29, 2004: He retired as the chief
minister of Kerala on this day. |
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AKKINENI NAGARJUNA |
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August 29 - Birthday |
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ANANDAMAYI MA |
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August 29, 1982: After her demise, she was
given Samadhi in the courtyard of her Kankhal ashram, situated in
Haridwar in North India, a shrine was later erected over the samadhi,
now known as the “Ananda Jyoti Peetham”. |
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Asaf Jah VI Mir
Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi |
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August 29 - Death Anniversary |
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BANARSI DAS GUPTA |
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August 29 - Death Anniversary |
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| BANDA SINGH BAHADUR |
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August 29, 1710 - To ensure that there were no Sikh
agents in the army camps, Bahadur Shah, Mughal Emperor, issued an order
on this day to all Hindus to shave off their beards. |
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BHIMRAO RAMJI AMBEDKAR |
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August 29, 1947:
He was appointed the Chairman
of the Constitution Drafting Committee. |
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DHYAN CHAND |
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August 29 - Birth Anniversary |
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G.V. RAMAMOORTY |
August 29 - Birth Anniversary (Celebrated as the TELUGU LANGUAGE DAY
in Andhra Pradesh) |
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HIRALAL GHASULAL GAEKWAD |
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August 29 - Birth Anniversary |
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INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS |
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August 29 |
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IRFAN PATHAN |
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August 29, 2005: Man of the Match in ODI
match against Zimbabwe. |
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JIVRAJ NARAYAN MEHTA |
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August 29 - Birth Anniversary |
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| KAZI NAZRUL ISLAM |
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August 29 - Death Anniversary |
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LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI |
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August 29, 1963: He retired
as the Minister of Home Affairs. |
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NATIONAL SPORTS DAY - INDIA |
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August 29 |
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MIR OSMAN ALI KHAN |
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August 29, 1911: He took over as Nizam of
Hyderabad. |
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MORARJI DESAI |
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August 29, 1963: He retired
as the Minister of Finance of India. |
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MULAYAM SINGH YADAV |
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August 29, 2003: He became the Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh. |
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NATIONAL SPORTS DAY - INDIA |
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August 29 |
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PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA |
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August 29, 2014: Guinness World Records
Certificate says "The most bank accounts opened in 1 week as a part of
financial inclusion campaign is 18,096,130 and was achieved by Banks in
India from 23 to 29 August 2014". |
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| SACHIN TENDULKAR |
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Aug-29, 1999 - He scored his ODI Century #23 (scoring 120 runs, playing
as
Captain) at Colombo, against
Sri Lanka; India won the match.
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SAINA NEHWAL |
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August 29, 2010 - She was honoured with Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna award. |
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TELUGU LANGUAGE DAY |
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August 29 |
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TERRORISM IN INDIA Jammu & Kashmir -
Post Burhan Wani's Death |
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August 29, 2016: Curfew lifted from the Valley, except for some
areas, after a record 51-day continuous curfew following the death of
Hizbul Mujaideen commander Burhan Wani on July 08, 2016. |
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| VASCO da GAMA |
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August 29, 1498
- He set his sail to leave
India for return to Portugal |
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WORLD WAR - I |
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August 29(26-30), 1914:
Battle of Tannenberg, which Russia
loses; Germany's greatest success of the war on Eastern Front |
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