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Historical Event on 11/1/1996

Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
10/10/1910Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra.
7/13/1997A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly).
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
6/19/1997Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
9/19/1726Khandoballal died.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
11/5/1977Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.