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Historical Event on 2/19/1974
Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1989 | Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 4/29/1639 | Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 6/1/1980 | AIADMK wins Tamil Nadu Assembly election; Congress (I) wins in U.P, M.P, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra and Orissa. |
| 6/5/1984 | Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab. |
| 10/27/1998 | L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86. |
| 10/27/1998 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
| 12/23/1989 | V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990. |
| 10/4/1999 | Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order. |
| 8/20/1991 | India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest. |
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