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Historical Event on 3/27/1996
President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
| 11/23/1999 | Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar. |
| 5/7/1996 | Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar. |
| 9/22/1991 | Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years. |
| 6/25/1997 | USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders. |
| 6/10/1957 | Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 8/11/1954 | Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana. |
| 8/11/1954 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
| 3/5/1993 | The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment. |
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