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Historical Event on 5/20/1991
General Election (10th) of India begins.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/27/1990 | Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election. |
| 5/27/1990 | Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne. |
| 5/28/1978 | The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay. |
| 7/3/1908 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers. |
| 7/11/1957 | Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League. |
| 1/23/1996 | Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93. |
| 2/1/1931 | Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue. |
| 1/1/1900 | Doordrahsan was started.
Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati. |
| 10/10/1954 | First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'. |
| 10/10/1954 | Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'. |
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