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Historical Event on 5/22/1991

Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1926Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes.
12/4/1977Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born.
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
12/27/1975372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.
12/31/1902Dr. Raghuvir, dictionary creator, having knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Tebiti, Chinese and Mongolian, was born.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.