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Historical Event on 5/14/1996

H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
3/23/1986The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
4/12/1936Nehru urges Socialism for India.
4/26/1813Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore.
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.