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Historical Event on 1/3/1996

Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
5/7/2000Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
8/10/1855Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.