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Historical Event on 8/29/1905

Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
7/31/1964Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
2/28/1989S. B. Chavan, Finance Minister, presents a Rs. 7337 crore-deficit budget for 1989-90.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
10/22/1873Swami Rama Tirtha, great social reformer and poet, was born at Murariwala village of Gujranwala district. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading "practical Vedant