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Historical Event on 9/30/1996

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1965Plutonium Project (Sanyantra) was inaugurated at Trombay, Mumbai.
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
6/28/1993A multi-millionaire industrialist, main financier of smuggler Veerappan,and 6 Veerappan-men arrested.
11/19/1999New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
7/29/1997India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
7/29/1997Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
10/13/1999Chandrababu Naidu, TDP leader, said that his party would support the NDA Government unconditionally.
10/9/1877Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa.