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Historical Event on 2/19/1996
Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1897 | Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born. |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
| 2/16/1969 | Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released. |
| 11/29/1989 | Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India. |
| 4/7/1987 | In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance. |
| 11/23/1946 | Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away. |
| 4/8/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army. |
| 1/5/1990 | Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team. |
| 5/19/1990 | S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD. |
| 1/15/1929 | Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America. |
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