September30

Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.

At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.

Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.

Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.

Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu.

Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.

Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born.

Jagan Nath Bhardwaj, social worker and trade unionist, was born at Chartgarh, H.P.

Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).

Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died.

The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.

Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.

Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.

Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.

Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.

India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.

PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve.

INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay.

Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.

Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation.

Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term.

India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.