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Historical Event on 5/28/1996
BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1992 | Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away. |
| 7/4/1897 | Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan). |
| 1/23/1977 | Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party. |
| 12/4/1924 | Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding. |
| 5/27/1999 | Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party. |
| 2/10/1926 | Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra. |
| 11/1/1967 | Old Punjab, after first partition in 1947, was again seperated into two new states of Punjab and Haryana on linguistic basis, and Chandigarh became a Union Territory. |
| 3/1/1955 | Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw. |
| 8/23/1947 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India. |
| 7/1/1997 | The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. |
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