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Historical Event on 4/27/1996

First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1939Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.
9/27/1907Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan.
2/7/1795Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies.
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
11/2/1774Lord Robert Clive, one of the founders of British Rule in India, British Army Chief and Diplomat, died. He committed suicide in England at the age of 49 under strain of ill health and charges of his misdeeds in India.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..