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Historical Event on 3/19/1996

Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
8/1/1939Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
2/16/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
12/16/1951Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
5/2/1992President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.