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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
3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
5/29/1906Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
11/28/1998The Congress(I) wins the Assembly elections in Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
2/10/1921Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.
4/30/1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.