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Historical Event on 5/19/1991

About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
11/21/1991R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
2/8/1907Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
3/14/1995Keshubai Patel (Gujarat), J.B. Patnaik (Orissa) and Manohar Joshi, the 12th (Maharashtra) CMs, elected.
3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.
9/4/1979India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.