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Historical Event on 6/29/1997

Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
1/10/1986Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
2/18/1871Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.