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Historical Event on 5/9/1996

LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
8/4/1914Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
1/21/1983R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away.
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
2/12/1932Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.