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Historical Event on 6/20/1996

Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1864Dr. Asutosh Mukherjee, great judge, educationist and lawyer of Bengal, was born at Calcutta.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
4/4/1889Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer, Hindi litterateur and President of All India, was born in Babai village, Madhya Pradesh.
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.