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Historical Event on 5/23/1996

Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
3/8/1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
10/27/1920Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.