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Historical Event on 7/8/1996

U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
6/15/1990Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
10/27/1937Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
10/3/1996National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.