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Historical Event on 7/29/1988

Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
4/12/1799The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine.
7/15/1955Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
7/6/1935Dalai Lama, the 14th incarnate and religious leader of Tibet, was born. He was born to Tenzin Gyotso (His Holiness the VIVth Dalai Lama) in Taksten Village, Chhija Nangso, Tibet. He was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989.
9/25/1990Sabyasachi Mukherji, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, aged 63, died in London.
9/1/1930Suhasini Ganguly, freedom fighter, was arrested and send to Hijali Jail for her revolutionery activities. She later lived a low profiled life after release from prision.
3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
9/6/1995Meenatai Thackrey, social worker and Matoshree of Shivsainik's, passed away.