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Historical Event on 11/5/1976

Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
7/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
11/28/1998The Congress(I) wins the Assembly elections in Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
6/21/1991P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
5/24/1991The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused.
9/17/1999India and the United States begin high level consultations to find ways on countering terrorism.
10/15/1899Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.
11/22/1967Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar.