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Historical Event on 1/29/1999

Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
12/26/1831Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
8/29/1928Hiralal Ghisulal Gaikwad, cricket all-rounder who played the only test vs Pakistan, was born in Nagpur.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.