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Historical Event on 7/19/1993

Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1919Subhadra Joshi, freedom fighter, was born. She took active participation in Salt and non cooperation movement. She also motivated the freedom movement through her newspaper ""Hamara Sangram"".
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
4/24/1993IA's Delhi-Srinagar Boeing with 141 persons, hijacked by a Kashmiri militant lands, in Amritsar.
8/29/1982Shree Maa Anandmayee of universal fame passed away. Her body was laid to rest at Shree Anandamayee Ashram in Kankhal.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
3/1/1985Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
5/12/1998Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.