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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
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.
8/10/1904Japanese troups were defeated by the Russian Amry at Port Aurther.
8/10/1904Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty.
2/8/1948Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.
4/1/1962Maharashtra State Finance Corporation started its operations.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
5/9/1992Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns.
6/15/1991About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.