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Historical Event on 9/30/1996

PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1960Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur.
8/12/1998Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
5/30/1955Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
2/18/1997Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
3/7/1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.