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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
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
3/22/1999Punjab men, Railway women emerged National basketball champions in Jaipur.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
3/24/1924Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
7/9/1938Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
2/11/1993Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25.
8/28/1976Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
9/27/1977Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971.