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Historical Event on 4/27/1996

First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
2/23/1952Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha.
8/5/1950Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
8/12/1979Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.