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Historical Event on 8/19/1977

Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
5/14/1907Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born.
1/15/1888Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter and President of the Punjab, was born at Amritsar.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
8/26/1947Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.
12/29/1885A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay.
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.