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Historical Event on 5/29/1968

Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1946Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.
1/17/1997Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs.
12/29/1949Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
10/20/1962China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
12/16/1951Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.