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Historical Event on 8/29/1998

Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1918Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.
11/29/1959Govind Sakharam Serdesai, Jagirdar Raobahadur, passed away.
8/15/1992Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan.
7/2/1928Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
6/4/1941National Seva Dal was established.
7/29/1993Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.
7/29/1993Saint Chokhoba passed away.