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Historical Event on 8/29/1998

Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1879Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.
11/24/1899Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.