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Historical Event on 5/19/2000
A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/9/1987 | Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended. |
| 4/5/1989 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died. |
| 10/30/1991 | Norberto Carvalho, vetern freedom fighter of Goa freedom fight, passed away. |
| 7/5/1990 | G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area. |
| 8/7/1988 | N. T. Ramarao elected chairman and V.P. Singh the convenor of the National Front. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 11/18/1997 | School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children. |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 12/3/1991 | An all-party delegation from Tamil Nadu led by CM Jayalalita urges the PM to gazette the interim award on Cauvery. |
| 6/24/1961 | Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time. |
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