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Historical Event on 8/1/1996

Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1986Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away.
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
7/15/1993Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.