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Historical Event on 5/23/1996

In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1779Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died.
6/30/1981President's rule imposed in Assam.
7/21/1994The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.
4/1/1933Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.
4/17/1997Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
8/14/1896Gandhiji published ""The Green Pamphlet"" at Rajkot and then toured to Bombay, Madras, Poona and Calcutta educating Indians in regard to grievances of South African Indians.
4/22/1993Air India engineers call off their 56-day-old strike.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
9/8/1990Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.