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Historical Event on 5/10/1996

PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
2/7/1795Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
6/28/1787Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
9/23/1980Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
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