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Historical Event on 8/9/1996
Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/15/1903 | Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 3/11/1903 | Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born. |
| 3/31/1993 | Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 11/13/1945 | Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India |
| 3/12/1938 | Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar. |
| 12/23/1919 | King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government. |
| 3/1/1930 | Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras. |
| 11/15/1991 | Import curbs on capital goods relaxed. |
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