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Historical Event on 5/2/1996

General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1989Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
2/27/1912Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. .
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
3/16/2000Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote.
8/8/1942'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.