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Historical Event on 8/19/1994

Rupee made fully convertible on current account.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1923S. Kumaran, political, social reformer and Trade Union worker, was born in Alleppey, Kerala.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
12/11/1872Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
7/7/1910'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established.
7/16/1956K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born.
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.