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Historical Event on 9/30/1996

Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
2/20/1868Sisir Kumar, Basanta Kumar and Hemanta Kumar, three brothers, first published the 'Amrita Bazar Partika', a weekly issue in Bengali.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
7/27/1910Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away.
7/31/1658Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor.
11/8/1991K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab.
9/12/1779Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died.