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Historical Event on 5/23/1996

In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1858Diwan Maniram and Piali Barua were hanged. (Grandson of Purandara Simha, the last Ahom king of Assam).
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
10/3/1890Laxminarayan Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, was born.
10/17/1994Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.
11/30/2000Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.