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Historical Event on 8/9/1996

Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
5/22/1936Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
5/15/1997Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.