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Historical Event on 7/29/1980
India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/30/1896 | Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children. |
| 4/12/1978 | India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"". |
| 4/12/1978 | Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated. |
| 3/27/1966 | Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington. |
| 9/8/2000 | Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries. |
| 9/6/1994 | Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties. |
| 2/17/1997 | Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act. |
| 8/10/1982 | Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated. |
| 8/19/1993 | Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64. |
| 11/5/1951 | Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup. |
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