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Historical Event on 5/19/1991
About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1757 | After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives. |
| 1/2/1993 | Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya. |
| 3/1/1917 | Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan. |
| 7/23/1956 | India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak. |
| 5/14/1999 | Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal. |
| 12/22/1986 | India cricket team score 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur. |
| 11/11/1958 | Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia. |
| 3/16/2000 | Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote. |
| 1/26/1982 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'. |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
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