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Historical Event on 9/30/1996
PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/14/1924 | Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
| 3/14/1999 | Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta. |
| 10/11/1988 | Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President. |
| 5/25/1965 | Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas. |
| 1/3/1880 | Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
| 1/4/1992 | The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates. |
| 2/7/1931 | Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born. |
| 11/25/1948 | National Cadet Corps was first established. |
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