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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
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
8/8/2000S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
10/27/1907Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family.
12/22/1998Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998.
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.
8/1/1882Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, was born at Allahabad (U.P.).