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Historical Event on 8/1/1996

Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
3/22/1914M. L. Bhowmik, social reformer and politician, was born Kailashahar, Tripura.
4/22/1921Subhas Chandra Bose, resigned from Indian Civil Service, and formed South Calcutta Sevak Samiti after returning to India. He was also arrested for carrying our freedom movement.
11/6/1962National Defence Council established.
8/5/1994Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested.
7/12/1932The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.
4/18/1971Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
1/10/1996Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.
5/12/1992Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.