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Historical Event on 9/30/1996

Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
12/24/1809Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
11/2/2000Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
4/26/1908Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/22/1989IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.