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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
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
10/3/1831Britishers captured Mysore.
1/28/1998All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
5/9/1998Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai.
3/18/1991West Bengal opts for assembly poll.
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.