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Historical Event on 9/30/1996

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1878Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
7/22/1992The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
3/23/1942Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.
12/4/1920Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India.
3/29/1992Shri Anand Rishiji Maharaj 1008 , Acharya Samrat of 'Jain Shraman Sangh', passed away.