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Historical Event on 8/9/1996

Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1993CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
7/5/1995Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
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.
5/9/1959Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away.
5/9/1874First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai.
5/9/1874Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.