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Historical Event on 3/19/2000

Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
7/22/1998Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
11/27/1870Dattatreya Balwant Parasnis, famous history researcher and collector of historical items, was born.
3/29/1996SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari).
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
5/25/1899Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district.