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Historical Event on 7/9/1996

A Delhi court summoned former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to face trial as an accused in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case in which godman Chandraswami was already facing trial.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
8/15/1994Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.
11/3/1996Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM.
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.
12/12/1959Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
7/20/1990Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.