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Historical Event on 3/19/1999

The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
7/15/1987Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V. C. Shukla, Arif Mohammed Khan and Arun Nehru from Congress for anti-party activities.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
6/11/1907Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat .
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
12/9/1873Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.