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Historical Event on 5/21/1996

General Election (11th) of India ended.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1907Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away.
4/30/1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.
9/10/1915Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore.
2/14/1755Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
4/8/1946HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island.
11/9/1710Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.