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Historical Event on 10/19/1999

Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
8/11/1911Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
2/11/1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.
1/21/1922V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
2/1/1964Unit Trust of India' established.
7/19/1987Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V.P. Singh from Congress and orders probe into Ajitabh Bachhan's property abroad.
9/19/1991Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947.
8/3/1993Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission.