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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
9/7/1905Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.
9/21/1898Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.
11/16/1883Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi.
7/4/1729Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
4/3/1950Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born.
4/26/1999India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
10/3/1985Morocco breaks diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi announced its recognition of the Saharwi Arab Democratic Republic.
7/11/1980Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.