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Historical Event on 7/3/1996

25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
7/24/1985Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
12/24/1993Khanprabha Bhaduri, famous Bengali poet and writer, died.
7/15/1986Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England.
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
8/22/1933Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.