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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
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
6/28/1928Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
4/26/1813Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
6/6/1909Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras.