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Historical Event on 7/8/1996

Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.

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7/4/1995Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.
8/5/1604John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
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7/8/1996Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.
6/17/1917Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.