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Historical Event on 4/19/1996

AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
1/27/1927Michael Craig, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror), was born in Pune.
3/3/1931Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin sign Delhi Pact giving Indians right to make salt if civil disobedience stops.
6/24/1991Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
6/1/1997New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10.
12/14/1910Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.