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Historical Event on 8/29/1998

Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
10/14/1994Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died.
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
10/28/1984Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.