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Historical Event on 2/19/2000

18 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
5/7/1973The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
6/6/1994The 20-day old Limboo Ministry in Sikkim wins vote of confidence.
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
11/8/1997India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.
3/25/1898Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away.
11/6/1988The graduated use of force finally compelled the rebels to surrender and the personnel of Godavari then took over. When psychological pressure did not succeed, warning shots were fired by both the naval ships.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.