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Historical Event on 6/19/1997
Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/29/1982 | Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet. |
2/9/1993 | Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%. |
5/28/1978 | The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay. |
2/8/1936 | Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress. |
1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
10/6/2000 | Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress chief, withdraws her resignation from the Union Cabinet of Ministers. |
4/16/1997 | G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died. |
11/2/1972 | B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977 |
4/1/1944 | Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India. |
11/11/1906 | Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras. |
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