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Historical Event on 2/19/1997

Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1995Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
3/17/1997A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
2/10/1806Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
7/15/1993JD (A)'s Ajit Singh pegs his group's support to government on PM's appearance before the JPC.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
9/11/1956The PM announced in the Lok Sabha the conclusion of the Netaji Inquiry Committee that Netaji did die in an air-crash.
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
6/5/1923Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.