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Historical Event on 10/9/1996
27-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/26/1996 | Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department. |
| 3/3/1993 | Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra. |
| 1/15/1887 | Shri Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary, freedom fighter and a great native poet, was born in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 12/14/1895 | George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. |
| 10/21/1858 | Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born. |
| 3/13/1992 | K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away. |
| 5/10/1957 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 1/23/1909 | New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London. |
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