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Historical Event on 8/29/1993
Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/14/1997 | The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out. |
| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
| 11/22/1873 | Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born. |
| 10/19/1920 | Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born. |
| 5/29/1952 | The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party. |
| 1/24/1995 | Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party. |
| 11/15/1913 | Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15) |
| 5/22/1927 | M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh. |
| 2/25/1869 | Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born. |
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