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Historical Event on 8/29/1995

National Sports Day declared.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
12/11/1958Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.