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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
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
11/23/1933Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.