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Historical Event on 5/29/1947

Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.

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6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
3/7/1911Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
1/23/1814Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born.