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Historical Event on 1/3/1996

Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1930Suhasini Ganguly, freedom fighter, was arrested and send to Hijali Jail for her revolutionery activities. She later lived a low profiled life after release from prision.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
4/29/1882Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
3/28/1990Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.