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Historical Event on 1/29/1999

Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
4/11/1999Paes-Bhupathi won the doubles in the in the ATP-Gold Flake Open in Chennai.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
10/14/1955Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .
8/8/1984P.T. Usha at Los Angeles sets record for 400m H. (Women) in 55.42.