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Historical Event on 5/16/1996
Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/23/1973 | Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died. |
| 7/13/1912 | Shriman Narayan, educationist, administrator and diplomat, was born in Etawah, U.P. |
| 3/14/1995 | Chandragupta Chaudhary 'Comred ', senior leader of Bhartiya Communist Party, passed away. |
| 6/9/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India ends. |
| 7/20/1993 | British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty. |
| 3/29/1970 | Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March. |
| 6/14/1996 | CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal. |
| 3/23/1940 | All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan. |
| 6/30/1999 | The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain. |
| 10/17/1817 | Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, was born in Delhi. |
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