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Historical Event on 9/23/1996

Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1951West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India.
11/6/1997Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.
9/22/1902Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay.