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Historical Event on 7/19/1998

The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1990Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
11/26/1949Constitution of India was adopted
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
2/20/1992Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
5/19/1991About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.