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Historical Event on 12/19/1999

The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/7/2000Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
12/17/1929Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sanders, Asst. Suprintendent of Police.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
4/16/1963Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
1/3/1938Jaswant Singh, son of Thakur Sardar Singh, was born in Jasol, Distt. Barmer (Rajasthan).
3/20/1937England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK.
7/4/1995Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.
2/3/1925First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay.