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Historical Event on 8/9/1996

Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
11/22/1928British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties.
8/2/1953Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
6/13/1879Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, revolutionary, was born.
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
1/1/199730-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.