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Historical Event on 3/13/1996
Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/26/1909 | Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born. |
| 5/29/1965 | Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time. |
| 2/28/1967 | General Election ( 4th) of India ends. |
| 11/23/1948 | The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province. |
| 5/25/1965 | Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas. |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 5/30/1952 | S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955. |
| 7/1/1984 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101. |
| 12/17/2000 | The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off. |
| 3/6/1962 | Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away. |
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