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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
4/11/1937Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born.
6/1/1995Kanshi Ram (Bahujan Samaj Party) withdraws support to the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government in UP and stakes claim to form a new government.
7/24/1989A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
3/9/1974Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.
10/21/1934Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
7/1/1938Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
3/12/1995Congress party loses India national election.