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Historical Event on 8/9/1996

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
5/24/1999Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
2/12/1993The baggage rules relaxed further.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)
4/3/1984Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7.
10/10/1973Vikash Dhorsoo, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Harfleur, Le Havre, France
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.