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Historical Event on 5/16/1996

Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt.

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9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
3/31/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
6/25/1922Satyendranath Datta, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
2/21/1894Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.