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Historical Event on 8/9/1996
Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/15/1984 | Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
| 5/11/1970 | A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed. |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
| 9/29/1992 | Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned. |
| 6/17/1917 | Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore. |
| 6/23/1971 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away. |
| 5/26/1993 | The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June. |
| 3/5/1990 | Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. |
| 2/24/1948 | The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February. |
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