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Historical Event on 5/29/1953
Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 7/8/1914 | Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born. |
| 8/10/1894 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India. |
| 3/3/1839 | Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world. |
| 5/23/1996 | In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls. |
| 4/1/1954 | Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960. |
| 11/8/1932 | Sankhla Badluram, great industrialist, was born in Delhi. |
| 9/14/1803 | Lord Lake was captured Delhi. |
| 5/25/1996 | Kathapurushan' wins best film national award. |
| 3/28/1947 | Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away. |
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