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Historical Event on 1/3/1996

Karnataka agrees to release 6 tmc ft. of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, bowing to PM's order.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/199220 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
7/5/1947Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July.
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.