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

Today In History?

Find out what happened on 29th of April 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 occur 29th April

Raja Ravi Varma  (April 29, 1848 – October 2, 1906) was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore (presently in Kerala) who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. His paintings are considered to be among the best examples of the fusion of Indian traditions with the techniques of European academic.
Zubin Mehta  born 29 April 1936) is an Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Zubin Mehta was born into a Parsi family in Bombay, British India, the son of Mehli and Tehmina Mehta.
Deepika Chikhalia (Gujarati: દીપિકા ચિખલિયા) is an Indian actress who rose to fame playing Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s hit television series Ramayan. She met with limited success in films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She followed up her television career with a move into politics.
Oviya (born April 29, 1991 as Helen Nelson) is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She rose to fame with the 2010 comedy film Kalavani. Oviya completed BA in Functional English at Vimala college in Thrissur, before director Sargunam approached her for Kalavani.
Ramachandra Guha (born 29 April 1958) is an Indian historian and writer whose research interests have included environmental, social, political and cricket history. He is also a columnist for the newspapers The Telegraph (syndicated in several Indian languages), and Hindustan Times.

Death anniversaries on 29th April

Mohan Gokhale (1954 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as Sparsh, Bhavni Bhavai and Mirch Masala. Mohan Gokhale was born in Pune, Maharashtra. He had a passion for theatre since childhood won a number of awards at the college and State-level. Mohan Gokhale debuted on television in Shwetambara.
Shankar Lakshman (1933 – April 29, 2006) was an Indian hockey player. He was goalkeeper of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, that won two gold medals and one silver medal. He was the first goalkeeper to become captain of an international hockey team and was awarded the Arjuna award and the Padmasri by the Indian government.
Arshadul Qaudri (5 March 1925 – 29 April 2002) was an Islamic scholar of the Barelvi movement in India. He founded a few institutions and organizations inside India. He earned international fame for two of his works Zalzala and Zer-o-Zabar. Arshadul Qadri was born on 5 March 1925 in Syed Pura District Balia of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Dominic Christopher Henry Rieu (born 26 October 1916 in Bombay, died 29 April 2008) was a classical scholar and son of the famous E. V. Rieu. After attending Highgate School, he studied English and Classics at Queen’s College, Oxford. As part of the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1941, he was injured at Cheren and subsequently awarded the Military Cross.
Brigadier Surendra Singh Panwar (19 October 1919 – 29 April 2002) served as an artillery officer in the Indian Army. Surendra Panwar was born in Dehradun, and attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School as a child. He pursued post-secondary studies at Allahabad University. Surendra Panwar entered the Indian Military Academy and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal

Notable Event:

1639 Delhi’s Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646.
1909 Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
1939 Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
1954 India accepted Tibet as a part of China.

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