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Historical Event on 2/19/2000

18 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1941No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
2/22/1948Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.
2/11/1977B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.
4/5/1993The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.