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Historical Event on 5/13/1996

Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
1/1/1955Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.
10/1/1928Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born.
9/19/1911Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP.
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
2/19/1992An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
1/1/1986Fourth Pay Commission implemented.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).