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Historical Event on 9/6/1996

A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
2/27/1803Great fire in Bombay.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
1/28/1853Jose Marti, great author and politician, was born at Cuba.
2/2/1958Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
6/6/1961Central Institute of Fisheries Education, a deemed university, was established in Mumbai to impart post-graduate education and training, mainly to the in-service fisheries personnel of the country to provide trained manpower for the fisheries developmental activities.