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Historical Event on 9/23/1996

Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1944Azad Hind Fauj hoisted the National Flag for the first time in North East India. On this event Bimal Roy produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
2/6/1966Madurai Kamraj University established.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
8/13/1638Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa.
1/8/1973Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).