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Historical Event on 5/21/1996

General Election (11th) of India ended.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1971Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc.
9/12/1627Ibrahim Adilshah died.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
10/1/1903Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
7/4/1999Over 500 children of Kargil migrants take out a procession to Batalik in a show of solidarity with the Indian army.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
11/19/1996Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, passed away at 90.