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Historical Event on 2/19/1996

Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
11/16/1990Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent).
9/21/1994Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away.
11/1/1999H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
1/18/1997SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
11/17/1915Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune.
3/23/1982Annasaheb Patil, father of Maratha Mahasangh, passed away.