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Historical Event on 7/29/1988
Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/10/1902 | Hemraj, politician, was born at Dera Gopipur, (H.P.). |
| 8/14/1998 | The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia. |
| 1/15/1998 | Binda Prasad Kashyap, 73, CPI leader, passed away in Nagpur. |
| 12/1/1947 | India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 9/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
| 7/29/1901 | Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
| 10/2/1930 | Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra. |
| 2/8/1986 | For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport. |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
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