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Historical Event on 2/19/1997
Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1997 | Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 9/14/1949 | Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate. |
| 4/2/1702 | Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away. |
| 8/15/1947 | Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy. |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 6/27/1998 | Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84. |
| 12/15/1999 | Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet. |
| 1/24/1857 | Calcutta University established. |
| 5/10/1981 | The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay). |
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