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Historical Event on 5/12/1993

Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
1/20/2000J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.
1/20/2000Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot.
5/25/1995Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill.
3/15/1998Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.
3/15/1998Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
9/15/1876Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district.