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Historical Event on 4/19/1997
I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1856 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur. |
| 1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
| 10/2/1975 | Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras. |
| 6/30/1823 | Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 6/18/1633 | Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died. |
| 2/2/1949 | Press Trust of India' was established. |
| 7/12/1994 | India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad. |
| 3/12/1972 | Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats. |
| 7/6/1995 | Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants. |
| 3/22/1709 | It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631. |
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