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Historical Event on 8/9/1996

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
11/8/1999The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.
12/21/1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
4/30/1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.
1/24/1966Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.
11/3/1996Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.