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Historical Event on 12/31/1996

Gold import policy liberalised.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1905Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born.
1/28/1992Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.
6/19/1877Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born.
10/23/1999The chargesheet in Bofors case is a legal triumph, said Mr. Advani. But Congress(I) calls it as a political vendetta.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.
10/19/1689Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals.