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Historical Event on 7/19/1998

Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1931Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born.
12/22/1871Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
2/20/1827Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune.
7/12/200067 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
11/21/1999The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav.
9/26/1956Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.
3/16/1946India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'.