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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 |
| 8/28/1667 | Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur. |
| 4/24/1993 | IA's Delhi-Srinagar Boeing with 141 persons, hijacked by a Kashmiri militant lands, in Amritsar. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 1/7/1990 | President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government. |
| 8/25/1992 | Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron. |
| 7/19/1949 | Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union. |
| 3/22/1942 | Both Congress and Muslim League refused Cripps Mission offer. Congress adopts Quit India Resolution. Cripps Commission came to India which was preceded by Sir Stephard Crips to find out a political formula for transfer of power to Indians. |
| 6/18/1946 | Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim Government scheme. |
| 12/8/1942 | Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. |
| 4/15/1975 | Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament. |
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