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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
11/30/1986Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab.
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
10/21/1934Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
7/28/1921Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).