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Historical Event on 4/2/1996

Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1957Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
2/8/1993India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.
6/8/1906Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932), born at Jullunder.
12/23/1969Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.
6/30/1997Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over.
7/22/1956Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.
12/5/1905Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir.
1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.