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Historical Event on 5/19/1982

Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
2/18/1911Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
12/9/1992More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial.
9/5/1909Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand batsman and slow spin bowler, was born in Mumbai. He played in India's first Test at Lord's in 1932.