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Historical Event on 5/20/1996
CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1993 | Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya. |
| 10/1/1997 | Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 7/5/1946 | Ram Vilas Jamun Paswan was born in Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar). |
| 9/1/1921 | Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990. |
| 7/16/1936 | Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore. |
| 10/18/1983 | Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died. |
| 5/17/1980 | V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs. |
| 10/23/1883 | Mirza Mohammad Ismile, Diwan of Mysore and Prime Minister of Hydrabad and Jaipur, was born. |
| 9/18/1993 | Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died. |
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