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Historical Event on 12/19/1994

Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
12/10/1902Nijalingappa Siddavanahalli, president of Indian National Congress and politician, was born at Haluvagalu (Bellary).
9/29/1725Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born.
10/10/1999Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.