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Historical Event on 6/20/1996

Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
3/16/1912Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
6/1/1992S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93).
10/12/1997Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.