29 June - Today in History | इतिहास में दिन - "29 जून" | M J Manjari

 

 Day in History - “29 June”       

 

What happened on 29 June in History: If you're curious about today's historical events, you've come to the right source. Each day presents us with a range of significant occurrences that have shaped both Indian and world history. Today, we commemorate several noteworthy events that have taken place on this very day in the past.

National Statistics Day of India

This day commemorates the birth of the legendary Indian statistician, P.C. Mahalanobis. Every year on National Statistics Day, the government of India conducts several activities, seminars, etc. to mark the day.

International Day of the Tropics

It is observed on 29 June annually to spread awareness about conservation strategies and to promote tropical regions on Earth.

1534 - French mariner Jacques Cartier “discovered” Prince Edward Island off the coast of what is now Canada.

1613 - London's Globe Theatre destroyed by fire

During a performance of William Shakespeare's Henry VIII on this day in 1613, the Globe Theatre was destroyed within an hour after its thatch was accidentally set aflame by a cannon marking the king's entrance onstage.

1998 - Delhi was given full sovereignty and statehood

The government agreed to award Delhi full sovereignty and statehood and create three new states: Uttaranchal, Vananchal, and Chattisgarh.

2007 - Sachin Tendulkar Made a World Record

Sachin Tendulkar completed 15,000 ODI runs, in the second match of the Future Cup against South Africa. India won the match by six wickets. He became the first batsman in the history of cricket to register 15,000 ODI runs.

Famous People's Birthday on June 29

1. 1893 - P. C Mahalanobis

He was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free India. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India. His birth annievrdary is observed as the National statistical Day in India.

Famous Death Anniversary on June 29

1. 1873 - Michael Madhusudan Dutt

He was a poet and dramatist, the first great poet of modern Bengali literature. His most significant composition, Meghnadbadh (1861), an epic on the theme of Ramya, Brajangana (1861), a cycle of lyrics on the theme of Rdh-Ka, and Birangana (1862), a collection of 21 epistolary poems modelled after Ovid's Heroides, are among his poetic works.

This was all about the interesting and intriguing events that occurred on  June 29!

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