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Historical Event on 9/29/2000

Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
4/8/1897Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
6/19/1995In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House.
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.