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Historical Event on 1/10/1996
27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/3/1997 | Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'. |
| 3/22/1969 | The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated. |
| 11/1/1949 | Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India. |
| 11/1/1949 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
| 6/2/1975 | India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada. |
| 2/1/1797 | Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805. |
| 4/17/1996 | Sheila Kaul, H.P. Governor, indicted in house allotment scandal, should be removed from her post, says Supreme Court. |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 8/29/1880 | Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
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