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Historical Event on 6/20/1996

Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
8/23/1994Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
3/3/1700Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort.
6/26/1992The Tin Bigha corridor leased to Bangladesh as per the Indo-Bangladesh agreement.
11/2/1972B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
7/13/1990Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died.
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.