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Historical Event on 5/2/1996

General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
3/17/1967Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India.
2/11/1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
6/1/1904Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese.
8/3/1780British officer captain Bruce conquered Gwalior fort under Major Popham after defeating Sindhiya.