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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
9/23/1997India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.
5/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
9/24/1921Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
6/19/1990NDC approves approach paper to the Eighth Plan.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.