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Historical Event on 5/29/1968

Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
10/17/1920Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
4/21/1805Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
7/12/1965Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay, Indian middle-order batsman), was born in Mangalore.
2/27/1990Polls in Pondicherry and eight states.
9/6/1674Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).