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Historical Event on 5/23/1996

1995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/2000Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
2/11/1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
12/25/1954Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
10/19/1999Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I).
10/19/1999Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan.
5/27/1999Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.