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Historical Event on 6/29/1893

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1917Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
12/15/1912Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.
2/3/1900Tiruvenkata Rajendra Seshadri, one of the founders of Organic Chemistry in India, was born at Kulittalai in Tamil Nadu.
6/3/1890Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
1/29/1955'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.
1/19/1931The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
6/11/1991Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir.