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Historical Event on 5/7/1996
Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/7/1996 | Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26) succeeded the throne of Delhi, after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi. |
| 11/8/1990 | Congress (I) extends support to Chandrasekhar to form Government, even as BJP and Left parties decline the request of President R. Venkataraman to form Government. Rajasthan BJP CM Bhairon Singh Shekhwat wins confidence motion with the help of Janata Dal rebels (116-80). |
| 1/6/1932 | Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born. |
| 9/5/1988 | The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill. |
| 2/23/1843 | Narendranath Sen, famous journalist, was born. |
| 7/20/1654 | Portugal was taken over by Britishers. |
| 8/9/1996 | Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain. |
| 12/22/1992 | Lok Sabha adopts the constitution amendment bills regarding Panchayati Raj and Nagarapalika Bills, and decentralisation of power to the village level. |
| 7/19/1993 | Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away. |
| 5/17/1992 | R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China. |
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