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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
4/16/2000India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth.
9/18/1990Devkumar, famous Hindi film actor, died.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
11/3/1988Indian armed forces mounted special operations to help the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives and dealt with the 150 sea-borne invaders who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives.
7/2/1928Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away.
1/6/1948Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
6/24/1991The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.