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Historical Event on 1/30/1996

The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
3/26/1990Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
12/1/1990Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years.
8/7/1982Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture.
5/23/1998L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs.
1/9/1935Britain signs the Trade Pack with India.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.