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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
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
3/30/1989Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.
1/24/1937Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics.
9/21/1992The Officers Training School (OTS) women were inducted into the Army as Officers, and the onerous task of training the Lady Cadets of WSES (O) courses commenced at the OTS.
4/17/1904Naoomal Jeoomal Makhija, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman, Right Arm Bowler and played 3 matches, was born at Karachi.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
12/11/1968Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.