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Historical Event on 12/19/1984
2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/4/1947 | Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
| 4/15/1962 | S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964. |
| 9/28/1929 | Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born. |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 8/12/1991 | Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill. |
| 7/28/1909 | Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras. |
| 2/16/1980 | The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898. |
| 5/29/1947 | Establishment of Indian Standard Institution. |
| 10/17/1920 | Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji. |
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