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Historical Event on 8/9/1996

Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
3/10/193917 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India.
3/10/1939The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
10/21/1950China invades Tibet.