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Historical Event on 9/16/1996
J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1997 | India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen. |
| 11/13/1945 | Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India |
| 8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
| 3/3/1952 | The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections. |
| 2/19/1891 | Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper. |
| 7/9/1999 | Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 2/18/1918 | Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born. |
| 1/24/1997 | Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
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