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

Find out what happened on the 29th of January 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 of January

 
Gauri Lankesh (29 January 1962 – 5 September 2017) was an Indian journalist-turned-activist from Bangalore, Karnataka. She worked as an editor in Lankesh Patrike, a Kannada weekly started by her father P.Lankesh, and ran her own weekly called Gauri Lankesh Patrike.
Mooji (born Anthony Moo-Young, 1954) is a Jamaican spiritual teacher based in the UK and Portugal. He gives talks (satsang) and retreats. He is listed number 37 in the Watkins Review list of the “100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2019”.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, (born 29 January 1970) is an Indian politician and former Olympian. Rathore is a Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha from Jaipur Rural seat. He served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Government of India till May 2019.
Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala, married name Sasikala Natarajan, is an Indian tamil politician and the leader of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam from Tamil Nadu,She was a friend and close aide of J.Jayalalithaa, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Deepti Sati is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Telugu,Marathi and Kannada films. Deepti Sati was born on 29 January in Mumbai.

Notable Moments

 
1781 First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey’s Bengal Gazette – January 29, 1781.
1870 ‘Hicleche Bengal Gazette’ newspaper published in India.
1939 Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
1948 Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas.
1953 Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.
 

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