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Historical Event on 1/9/1996

PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
2/27/1997CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976.
5/23/1805Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor.
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.