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Historical Event on 8/9/1996
Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1801 | Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated. |
| 2/3/1912 | Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born. |
| 4/1/1902 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/22/1994 | Law for the betterment of women introduced. |
| 2/2/1965 | Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission. |
| 12/10/1989 | Janardan Swami passed away. |
| 6/13/1918 | Foundation stone was liad of Sir Kawasjee Jahangir Public Hall in Mumbai. |
| 10/11/1986 | Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania. |
| 5/2/1921 | Satyajeet Ray, world famous film director and a very short story writer, was born in a family of artistS. In 1989, he was awarded highest honour of France ''Legion d Honeur''. |
| 3/21/1916 | Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar. |
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