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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
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
6/30/2000The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K.
8/27/1978Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.
5/9/1992Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
4/17/1945Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan.
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
1/19/1951Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away.
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.