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Historical Event on 9/16/1996
First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 5/20/1972 | Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta. |
| 8/7/1990 | Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission. |
| 8/13/1795 | Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70. |
| 10/14/1997 | The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 8/8/1905 | Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born. |
| 12/31/1956 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80. |
| 6/12/1970 | Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away. |
| 4/10/1930 | Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay. |
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