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Historical Event on 5/21/1966

General Election (11th) of India ends.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
6/12/1960783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.
6/24/1869Hari Chapekar Damodar was born virtually. He was the first terrorist of India.
4/14/1891Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra.
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
7/26/2000The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.