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Historical Event on 1/29/1997

Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
12/28/1892Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.
4/4/1910Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga.
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
11/22/1928British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.