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Historical Event on 5/29/1968
Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
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| 2/3/1905 | Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 8/10/1758 | Marathas won the Atak. |
| 11/8/2000 | Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen. |
| 3/23/1913 | Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government. |
| 2/26/1972 | President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi. |
| 7/6/1930 | Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born. |
| 1/2/1757 | After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives. |
| 5/21/1927 | Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra. |
| 11/7/2000 | The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
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