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Historical Event on 5/8/1996
The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
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| 2/18/1899 | Jainarain Vyas, leader, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He played a leading role in creating united Rajasthan by integration of various states of Rajputana. He was the first Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1951 to 1954. |
| 5/21/1930 | A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign. |
| 10/13/1967 | Vasant Prabhu, famous music director, died. |
| 7/22/1981 | India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981. |
| 1/19/1990 | Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns. |
| 11/15/1621 | Jahangir captured Kakda Fort. |
| 3/26/1980 | Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police). |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 9/30/1999 | Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature. |
| 9/30/1999 | Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee). |
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