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Historical Event on 1/9/1996

PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
8/3/1954Atomic Energy Department established.
11/13/1909Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.
6/30/1928Kalyanji, famous music director, was born.
10/10/1909Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra.
2/27/1803Great fire in Bombay.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
4/4/1786In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.