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Historical Event on 8/29/2000

Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/26/1983Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat.
3/26/1990Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
7/5/1992Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
7/17/1903Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born.