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Historical Event on 5/8/1996
The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1997 | Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant. |
| 2/21/1991 | Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years. |
| 6/14/1991 | Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed. |
| 4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
| 1/3/1997 | Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol. |
| 2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
| 10/18/1980 | The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters. |
| 1/8/1992 | D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away. |
| 7/26/1927 | Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 9/2/1992 | Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away. |
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