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Historical Event on 8/29/1923
Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1997 | Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5). |
| 1/23/1972 | Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi. |
| 7/14/1923 | Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan). |
| 11/3/1961 | Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war. |
| 6/18/1993 | Advani takes over as party President. |
| 1/11/1973 | Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore. |
| 1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
| 2/21/1997 | Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai. |
| 5/26/1946 | Gandhiji considers 'Plan' the best document produced by British Government under the circumstances. |
| 2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
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