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Historical Event on 7/19/2000

The Centre has no locus standi in Thackeray case, says the Prime Minister and rejects the resignations of Shiv Sena nominees in the Union Cabinet-- Manohar Joshi, Suresh Prabhu and Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1824Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi.
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
5/19/1993S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.