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Historical Event on 9/30/1996
Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1972 | Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli. |
| 2/14/1891 | Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 10/11/1991 | Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated. |
| 9/27/1908 | Shiv Verma, great soldier, was born. |
| 12/19/1961 | Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops. |
| 5/16/1911 | Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah. |
| 5/16/1911 | Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort. |
| 4/16/1801 | Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated. |
| 9/10/1993 | India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment. |
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