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Historical Event on 5/23/1996

Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
4/1/1978India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced.
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
2/4/1924Kocheril Raman Narayan, ninth Vice President of India and now president of India, was born.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
11/12/1880Senapati Bapat (Pandurang Mahadev), armed freedom fighter, was born in Parnar (Maharashtra).
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.