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Historical Event on 6/29/1908
Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/2000 | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Minister for Sports, releases the CBI report on match-fixing in New Delhi. |
| 8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
| 4/2/1970 | Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 12/24/1894 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 9/12/1912 | T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/1/1921 | Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab. |
| 8/19/1927 | Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa. |
| 1/19/1839 | Aden conquered by British East India Company. |
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