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Historical Event on 5/20/1991

General Election (10th) of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy.
4/23/1929The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime.
11/17/1835James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away.
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
11/29/1996The Indian Journal of Medical Research brought out special issues, as part of the 85th year celebrations of ICMR, on Nutrition Research (November 1995) and Diarrhoeal Diseases (July, 1996). The ICMR Bulletin also brought out special issues on such topics as Nutrition, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Tribal Health, etc. so as to coincide with the theme selected for a particular month as part of the celebrations. As part of the global theme initiative coordinated by JAMA, USA, the January 1996 issue of the ICMR was devoted to 'Emerging and Re-emerging Infections'.
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.
3/21/1997Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai.