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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
3/31/1992The PM to look after foreign affairs.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
1/31/1994Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).