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Historical Event on 8/9/1996
Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/17/1932 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurudutt, famous film actor, died |
| 12/15/1951 | Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched. |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 12/15/1894 | Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born. |
| 11/16/1995 | The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion. |
| 3/3/1943 | Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days. |
| 11/30/1915 | Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died. |
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