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Historical Event on 3/9/1996

Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1997RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks.
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
1/16/2000Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.
8/25/1992Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
8/1/1993Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, great freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, died at Jorhat, Assam.