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Historical Event on 8/29/1982

Shree Maa Anandmayee of universal fame passed away. Her body was laid to rest at Shree Anandamayee Ashram in Kankhal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
2/27/1993Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
4/24/1929Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.