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Historical Event on 8/9/1996

Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.
12/24/1972Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon.
4/13/1963Babu Gulab Rai, famous hindi critic, passed away.
12/21/1881Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Rajim, M.P.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
4/14/1993The Cabinet Committee approves delicensing of car, refrigerator and leather goods industries.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
7/14/1998India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.