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Historical Event on 12/19/1999

The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1984Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away.
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
9/6/1905Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
3/7/1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
6/6/1969Sunil Bandacharya Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996), was born in Gadag.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.