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Historical Event on 3/9/1996
Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1992 | Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
| 3/1/1916 | Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta. |
| 10/31/1994 | 26 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/22/1994 | Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay. |
| 10/3/1906 | Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay. |
| 6/9/1997 | Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet. |
| 10/28/1981 | Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta. |
| 5/1/1992 | Seperate secretariat was established for primary education. |
| 12/15/1980 | Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada. |
| 3/22/1964 | 200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela. |
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