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Historical Event on 5/10/1996

Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
2/21/1992Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections.
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
1/27/1999P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
11/10/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
6/13/1918Foundation stone was liad of Sir Kawasjee Jahangir Public Hall in Mumbai.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.