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Historical Event on 12/29/1927
Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1992 | India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
| 2/13/1970 | Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi. |
| 6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
| 3/12/1992 | The four-member break-away group of Telugu Desam recognised by Lok Sabha speaker. |
| 4/27/1907 | Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers. |
| 10/10/2000 | The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo. |
| 2/3/1928 | Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival. |
| 3/11/1948 | SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam. |
| 4/2/1933 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56. |
| 8/4/1928 | Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born. |
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