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Historical Event on 5/2/1996

General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.