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Historical Event on 2/19/1992

An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
8/12/1998Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
6/24/1946Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi.
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
10/21/1858Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born.
4/25/1969Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.
8/23/1994Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.