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Historical Event on 3/22/1996
Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1966 | Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory. |
| 8/15/1993 | Five more Doordarshan channels launched. |
| 11/17/1953 | Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 7/25/1997 | Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State. |
| 2/15/1901 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away. |
| 4/15/1992 | Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal. |
| 8/18/1911 | Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born. |
| 1/30/1999 | Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament. |
| 6/16/1997 | P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi. |
| 6/5/1998 | Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997. |
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