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Historical Event on 9/19/1996

India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
7/9/1996A 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.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
12/8/1932Indian Air Force Act was passed.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
1/14/1995Ban on VHP re-imposed.