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Historical Event on 1/8/1996
Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1994 | Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70. |
| 7/4/1729 | Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 3/1/1910 | The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling. |
| 8/13/1998 | India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million. |
| 10/18/1925 | Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
| 7/18/1908 | Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay. |
| 2/7/1997 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''. |
| 5/18/1926 | Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 5/27/1906 | Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day. |
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