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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 |
| 6/4/1947 | Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
| 5/1/1960 | Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States. |
| 4/20/1965 | First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest. |
| 5/1/1997 | Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo. |
| 12/24/1932 | The third and last Round Table conference on India ends. It was was held in London. |
| 7/20/1911 | Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur. |
| 3/8/1864 | Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912. |
| 11/25/1992 | Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM. |
| 2/1/1942 | No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio. |
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