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Historical Event on 4/19/1996

AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
3/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98).
10/2/1975Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
11/1/1954French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
8/11/1999Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
7/1/1902K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).