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Historical Event on 9/30/1996
Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 12/5/1943 | The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
| 1/23/1915 | Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 3/10/1959 | Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away. |
| 3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
| 12/25/1771 | Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial. |
| 5/14/1907 | Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
| 5/14/1907 | Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi. |
| 5/11/1995 | In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin. |
| 3/25/1905 | Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born. |
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