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Historical Event on 7/29/1988

Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
2/22/1996Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
12/3/1948Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
9/6/1996CBI arrests four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leaders in bribery case.