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Historical Event on 3/9/1996

Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
10/3/1999Insp N Gojen Singh won a 'silver' medal in 10,000 m. race and 6th position in 5,000 m. race in the 8th Asian Junior Athletic Championship ( International Level) held at Singapore.
3/21/1997Jockey Vasant Shinde retires.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
11/5/1977Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
12/19/1969Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda.
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.