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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 |
7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
2/14/1881 | Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta. |
8/6/1998 | The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force. |
2/2/1959 | Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party. |
1/21/1999 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai. |
4/5/1957 | The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala. |
1/3/1871 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died. |
1/21/1922 | Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 tests from 1969-77, was born in Mumbai. |
2/11/1980 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away. |
10/17/1915 | Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur. |
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