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Historical Event on 1/29/1997

Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
1/28/1846British forcibly separate Kashmir from the Sikhs and sell it to the Maharaja of Jammu for 1,000,000 pounds after the Battle of Allwal.
6/18/1918A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous poet of Malayalam language, critic and master of grammer, passed away.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
5/15/1873The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.
1/10/1616Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer.
5/20/1776Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
5/20/1850Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born.
12/29/1938Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74.
8/25/1997Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.