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Historical Event on 4/27/1996

General Election (11th) of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
5/10/1977Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.
1/7/1685Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born.
12/6/1946Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London.
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
7/1/1913Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.