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Historical Event on 7/8/1996

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
3/6/2000India and China begin the first ever bilateral security dialogue in Beijing on global and regional issues of mutual interest.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
3/31/1995Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
2/15/1920Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
6/19/1995In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House.
10/9/1970Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.