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Historical Event on 8/9/1996
Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 2/23/1908 | Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born. |
| 5/31/1947 | Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection. |
| 8/22/1942 | Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died. |
| 9/8/1960 | Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi. |
| 7/19/1763 | Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers. |
| 12/12/1999 | R. K. Raghavan, CBI Director, said the agency will be ready for probe again in Priyadarshini Matto murder case. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal. |
| 11/12/1929 | First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur. |
| 1/23/1997 | 50,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down. |
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