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1876, 29th July: Father Eigen, Dr Mahendra Sarkar founded the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
1920, 29th July: The world’s first airmail service was launched between New York and San Francisco in the United States
1921, 29th July: Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party
1946, 29th July: Tata Airlines was renamed Air India
1957, 29th July: Establishment of the International Atomic Energy Agency
1980, 29th July: India’s hockey team won a gold medal in the Moscow Olympics
1985, 29th July: Jnanpith Award was given to Malayalam writer T S Pillay
1987, 29th July: India-Sri Lanka peace agreement signed
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on July 29
1883: Benito Mussolini, an Italian politician, and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party
1904: J R D Tata, an Indian aviator, entrepreneur, and chairman of Tata Group
1922: Babasaheb Purandare, a writer and theatre personality from Maharashtra, India
1931: C Narayana Reddy, an Indian Telugu-language poet, and writer
1953: Anup Jalota, an Indian singer, musician, and actor
1954: Harshad Mehta, an Indian stockbroker
1959: Sanjay Dutt, an Indian actor
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on July 29
1891: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, an Indian educator, and social reformer
1996: Aruna Asaf Ali, an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher
2002: Sudhir Phadke, a Marathi singer-composer from India
2003: Johnny Walker, an Indian actor
2009: Maharani Gayatri Devi, the third Maharani consort of Jaipur
What happened in India on 29 July
29-July-1748
Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
29-July-1802
Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
29-July-1876
Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta.
29-July-1884
Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
29-July-1891
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta.
29-July-1901
Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain’s conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
29-July-1904
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
29-July-1911
Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.
29-July-1927
Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born.
29-July-1979
Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
29-July-1980
India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
29-July-1983
First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
29-July-1984
Troops were sent to Hyderabad to quell communal riots.
29-July-1987
India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
29-July-1988
Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.
29-July-1991
Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.
29-July-1993
Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.
29-July-1994
Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
29-July-1994
Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the ‘Action Taken Report’ on JPC finding.
29-July-1995
Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born.
29-July-1996
Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
29-July-1997
India to revive ‘Agni’ Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
29-July-1997
Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
29-July-1998
The Pratapsingh Rane Ministry in Goa is dismissed. The Governor instals Dr. Wilfred Desouza as Chief Minister.
29-July-1999
Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001.