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Historical Event on 2/19/1994

Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1902Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
11/20/1760Phattesingh Bhosle passed away.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
12/30/1906The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims.
9/17/1999Narayan Desai, Ajoy Kumar Basu and Saraswathi Gora are named for Jamnalal Bajaj awards.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.