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Historical Event on 9/29/2000

Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
7/21/1907Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born.
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
5/14/1976Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties.
9/28/1909Jairaj, famous film actor, was born. His first film was 'Sparkling Youth' (1930). He was a receipant of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of his films are 'Fight unto Death', 'All for love', 'Bhawani No Bhog', 'Pearl', 'Queen of Faries', 'The Enemy', 'My Hero'.
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.