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Historical Event on 5/28/1996

13-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
11/27/2000Saint Chokhoba passed away.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
10/12/1997India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title.
1/28/1998All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.
10/29/1988Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away.