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Historical Event on 8/19/1999

India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
3/28/1998The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
2/17/1918S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.
11/24/1881Ram Rachhpal, son of Sukhi Ram, called 'Chhotu', freedom fighter, politician and leader, was born in a 'Jat' famlily in a small village Garhi Sampla in Rohpak district. His life was a saga of sincere and ceaseless striving to improve the condition of the poor peasants in India, popularly known as 'Deenbandhu'.
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.