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Historical Event on 10/2/1996

Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
12/20/1904Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
12/4/1924Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.
1/2/1899Monks started living in Belur Math.
6/25/1943No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.