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Historical Event on 9/20/1996

Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1870'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
8/15/1996Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
6/18/1887Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar.
2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.