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Historical Event on 5/15/1996

The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1934Shantakumar Jagannath Sharma was born in Garhjamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh).
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
11/19/1985Lall Singh, cricketer (one Test for India 1932), passed away.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
1/26/1960More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals.
6/6/1947Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress.