29th December – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 29th December in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred 29th December

Rajesh Khanna  is an Indian actor of Hindi films, who has also been a film producer and a politician. He appeared in 163 feature films of which 106 had him as the solo lead hero and 22 were two hero projects and 17 short films.
Twinkle Khanna  is an Indian film actress who has acted in Bollywood and Telugu films. She is the wife of popular Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and the daughter of established actors, Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna. After leaving film industry in 2001
Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa   widely known by the pen name Kuvempu or by the abbreviation K. V. Puttappa, was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature.
Ramanand Sagar  was an Indian film director. He is most famous for making the extremely popular Ramayan television series, a 78-part TV adaptation of the ancient Hindu epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as Lord Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita. Ramanand Sagar was born at Asal Guru Ke near Lahore.
Pulkit Samrat   is an actor and model, is best known for starring as Lakshya Virani in the popular show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi opposite Mouni Roy. Pulkit Samrat was born in Delhi. The actor was suffering from a bad back and had a to go through a lot of trouble while shooting for the daily soap.

Death anniversaries on 29th December :

Manjit Bawa   born in Dhuri, Punjab, India, was an Indian painter. Manjit Bawa was born in 1941 in Dhuri,Punjab.Bawa’s older brothers encouraged him to pursue art. He studied fine arts at the College of Art, New Delhi between 1958 and 1963,
Eden Phillpotts  was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in India, educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for 10 years before studying for the stage and eventually becoming a writer. He was the author of many novels
Sivaraj Ramseshan  was an Indian scientist known for his work in the field of crystallography. Ramaseshan served as Director of the Indian Institute of Science and was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Bhaurao Krishnaji Gaikwad   famously known as Dadasaheb Gaikwad was a politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India. He had also been member of parliament representing the both houses Lok sabha and Rajya sabha.
Alfred Kirke Ffrench VC  was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Ffrench was twenty-two years old,

Notable Events:

1530  Babur’s eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts.
1844  Babur’s eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts.
1885  A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay
1904  K. V. Puttappa, famous Kannada poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Hirekodag
 

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